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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Hegseth took a few seconds to collect his thoughts and responded that he loved his country and was "dedicated my life to the warfighters.
64% : "One of the things that President Trump is so good at is never strategically tipping his hand," Hegseth said.
61% : "Every single day that I woke up and fought my way back because I wanted to go back and serve next to my buddies who saved my life, this same copy, these words, I repeated over and over and over again," she said.
60% : 'I've dedicated my life to the warfighters,' Hegseth says on what drives himFlorida Republican Sen. Rick Scott asked Hegseth why he wanted the job and what drives him.
55% : -ABC News' Rachel Scott, Katherine Faulders and Luke BarrTrump reiterates support for HegsethIn a post on his social media platform, Trump wrote Hegseth will make a GREAT Secretary of Defense.
51% : "Senators also debated Hegseth's qualifications and whether he is experienced enough to lead an agency as large as the Department of Defense.
48% : "Indeed, the challenge of the Secretary of Defense is to remove partisan politics from the military.
48% : It appeared he was gaining some Republican support back after his one-on-one meetings with lawmakers, and Trump has since doubled down on his support for his Pentagon pick.
47% : "I think previous secretaries of Defense, with all due respect, haven't necessarily emphasized the strategic prerogative of an audit," Ernst said.
46% : "ABC News' Benjamin Siegel, Lauren Peller, Arthur Jones and Olivia RubinPanel's top Democrat to say Hegseth is not qualified for the jobSen. Jack Reed will tell Hegseth in no uncertain terms that he does not believe he is qualified for the job of Secretary of Defense.
45% : "Schmitt praised Hegseth as a "disrupter" of the ilk that Americans who voted for Trump want in Washington.
45% : Hegseth, a former Fox News host who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and the National Guard, was nominated by Trump in mid-November.
43% : Trump wrote.
43% : "I want to thank President Trump for his faith in me, and his selfless leadership of our great Republic," Hegseth will say, according to the prepared remarks.
38% : 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?
36% : At one point, ABC News reported Trump was looking at possible replacements to Hegseth.
32% : Because Donald Trump was willing to choose me, to empower me to bring the Defense Department back to what it really should be, which is war fighting.
31% : "I have failed in things in my life, and thankfully I'm redeemed by my Lord and Savior, Jesus," Hegseth said.Kaine also pushed back on Hegseth's claim that the allegations were all from anonymous sources.
16% : "The troops could have no better Commander-in-Chief than Donald Trump.
15% : "I reject the premise that President Trump is going to be giving illegal order," Hegseth said.
10% : Mark Kelly grills Hegseth on allegations of public intoxicationSen. Mark Kelly brought up specific allegations of public intoxication made against Hegseth during his time at a veterans nonprofit.

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