Scoop: Hegseth pledges to restore Pentagon "warrior ethos" in opening statement

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : Thank you to my incredible wife Jennifer, who has changed my life and been with me throughout this entire process.
68% : This time, for the most important deployment of my life.
66% : That has been my focus ever since I first put on the uniform as a young Army ROTC cadet at Princeton University in 2001.
66% : This is not academic for me; this is my life.
50% : It is an honor to come before this Committee as President Donald Trump's nominee for the office of Secretary of Defense.
44% : As I've said to many of you in our private meetings, when President Trump chose me for this position, the primary charge he gave me was -- to bring the warrior culture back to the Department of Defense.
41% : Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's controversial pick for secretary of Defense, will have his confirmation hearing Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
39% : But, as President Trump also told me, we've repeatedly placed people atop the Pentagon with supposedly "the right credentials" -- whether they are retired generals, academics, or defense contractor executives -- and where has it gotten us?
38% : Two months ago, 77 million Americans gave President Trump a powerful mandate for change.
37% : I want to thank President Trump for his faith in me, and his selfless leadership of our great Republic.
36% : To that end, if confirmed, I'm going to work with President Trump -- and this committee -- to:The Defense Department under Donald Trump will achieve Peace Through Strength.
17% : The troops could have no better Commander-in-Chief than Donald Trump.

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