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RUSH TRANSCRIPT Read and ░░░░░░░░ the members of this ░░░░░░░░ for this opportunity today ░░░░░░░░ deal from this advice ░░░░░░░░ consent process Our founders ░░░░░░░░ what they were doing ░░░░░░░░ working with this committee ░░░░░░░░ from both parties to ░░░░░░░░ our nation From Minnesota ░░░░░░░░ coleman for his mentorship ░░░░░░░░ friendship in this process ░░░░░░░░ more importantly for our ░░░░░░░░ colonel Mike walls for ░░░░░░░░ powerful words I m ░░░░░░░░ to them both Process ░░░░░░░░ for you Every morning ░░░░░░░░ our lord and savior ░░░░░░░░ Christ Mother penny as ░░░░░░░░ as our entire family ░░░░░░░░ our seven wonderful kids ░░░░░░░░ Jackson Peter bone kensington ░░░░░░░░ Them All of our ░░░░░░░░ And here in the ░░░░░░░░ Sailors marines gold stars ░░░░░░░░ more too many friends ░░░░░░░░ name officers enlisted black ░░░░░░░░ white young and old ░░░░░░░░ and women all Americans ░░░░░░░░ warriors this hearing is ░░░░░░░░ you My back Do ░░░░░░░░ swift reaction to that ░░░░░░░░ End state that that ░░░░░░░░ interruptions will be treated ░░░░░░░░ like manner Mr hicks ░░░░░░░░ you may continue or ░░░░░░░░ I ll say again ░░░░░░░░ back You It s ░░░░░░░░ hard to come before ░░░░░░░░ committee today Is president ░░░░░░░░ Trump s nominee for ░░░░░░░░ office of secretary of ░░░░░░░░ two months ago seventy ░░░░░░░░ million Americans gave President ░░░░░░░░ a powerful mandate for ░░░░░░░░ Abroad In me and ░░░░░░░░ selfless leadership for our ░░░░░░░░ The troops have no ░░░░░░░░ commander in chief than ░░░░░░░░ Trump In private meetings ░░░░░░░░ President Trump chose me ░░░░░░░░ this position the primary ░░░░░░░░ he gave me was ░░░░░░░░ bring the warrior culture ░░░░░░░░ to the Department of ░░░░░░░░ He like me wants ░░░░░░░░ pentagon laser focused on ░░░░░░░░ meritocracy war fighting accountability ░░░░░░░░ readiness That s it ░░░░░░░░ me just say this ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol police are ░░░░░░░░ to remove immediately individuals ░░░░░░░░ are disrupting the hear ░░░░░░░░ see a pattern of ░░░░░░░░ to be inflicted on ░░░░░░░░ community and and we ░░░░░░░░ simply not going to ░░░░░░░░ that I m going ░░░░░░░░ work with President Trump ░░░░░░░░ this committee to one ░░░░░░░░ the warrior ethos to ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon and throughout our ░░░░░░░░ force In doing so ░░░░░░░░ will reestablish trust in ░░░░░░░░ military addressing the recruiting ░░░░░░░░ potential crisis and redding ░░░░░░░░ remove members May Unity ░░░░░░░░ our shared purpose Not ░░░░░░░░ differences number two we ░░░░░░░░ going to rebuild our ░░░░░░░░ military always matching threats ░░░░░░░░ capabilities This includes reviving ░░░░░░░░ defense industrial base reforming ░░░░░░░░ acquisitions process as you ░░░░░░░░ Mr chairman No more ░░░░░░░░ of death for new ░░░░░░░░ companies modernizing our nuclear ░░░░░░░░ ensuring the Pentagon can ░░░░░░░░ in ot it and ░░░░░░░░ Going to reestablish deterrence ░░░░░░░░ and foremost we will ░░░░░░░░ our homeland our borders ░░░░░░░░ our skies And allies ░░░░░░░░ deter aggression in the ░░░░░░░░ Pacific from the communist ░░░░░░░░ and finally we will ░░░░░░░░ end wars to ensure ░░░░░░░░ we prioritize our resources ░░░░░░░░ reorient to larger threats ░░░░░░░░ can no longer count ░░░░░░░░ reputational deterrents We need ░░░░░░░░ deterrence The department of ░░░░░░░░ under Donald Trump will ░░░░░░░░ peace through strength and ░░░░░░░░ pursuing these America first ░░░░░░░░ security goals will remain ░░░░░░░░ a political and stridently ░░░░░░░░ Unlike the current administration ░░░░░░░░ Matters we are not ░░░░░░░░ we are not Democrats ░░░░░░░░ are American warriors our ░░░░░░░░ will be high and ░░░░░░░░ will be equal Different ░░░░░░░░ We need to make ░░░░░░░░ every warrior is fully ░░░░░░░░ on their assigned weapon ░░░░░░░░ Every pilots fully qualified ░░░░░░░░ current on the aircraft ░░░░░░░░ are flying and every ░░░░░░░░ or flag officer is ░░░░░░░░ for leadership or promotion ░░░░░░░░ At all levels will ░░░░░░░░ held accountable and war ░░░░░░░░ and lethality and the ░░░░░░░░ of the troops and ░░░░░░░░ families will be Our ░░░░░░░░ focus I first put ░░░░░░░░ the uniform as a ░░░░░░░░ army rotc cadet at ░░░░░░░░ university in two thousand ░░░░░░░░ My country Bay Washington ░░░░░░░░ C many of which ░░░░░░░░ with me here today ░░░░░░░░ American citizens and Muslim ░░░░░░░░ I helped emigrate from ░░░░░░░░ and Afghanistan because when ░░░░░░░░ took off uniform Acknowledged ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ similar biography to defense ░░░░░░░░ of the last 30 ░░░░░░░░ But as President Trump ░░░░░░░░ told me we ve ░░░░░░░░ placed people atop the ░░░░░░░░ with supposedly the right ░░░░░░░░ Defense contractor executives and ░░░░░░░░ has it gotten us ░░░░░░░░ believes and I humbly ░░░░░░░░ that it s time ░░░░░░░░ give someone with dust ░░░░░░░░ his boots the helm ░░░░░░░░ in certain companies or ░░░░░░░░ programs or approved narratives ░░░░░░░░ only special interest is ░░░░░░░░ war fighter Wars by ░░░░░░░░ our warriors never enter ░░░░░░░░ fair fight Them home ░░░░░░░░ I ve led troops ░░░░░░░░ combat I ve been ░░░░░░░░ patrol four days I ░░░░░░░░ pulled the trigger downrange ░░░░░░░░ bullets whizzed by flex ░░░░░░░░ insurgents called in close ░░░░░░░░ support lead met of ░░░░░░░░ dodged I E d ░░░░░░░░ pulled out dead bodies ░░░░░░░░ knelt before a battlefield ░░░░░░░░ Who s ever worked ░░░░░░░░ me Success is a ░░░░░░░░ and I very much ░░░░░░░░ forward to discussing my ░░░░░░░░ successes at that s ░░░░░░░░ freedom and concerned veterans ░░░░░░░░ America I m incredibly ░░░░░░░░ of the work that ░░░░░░░░ ve done but my ░░░░░░░░ as a leader has ░░░░░░░░ been setting a clear ░░░░░░░░ hiring people smart Them ░░░░░░░░ succeed holding everyone accountable ░░░░░░░░ driving toward clear major ░░░░░░░░ build the plan work ░░░░░░░░ plan and then work ░░░░░░░░ than everyone else around ░░░░░░░░ Before and if confirmed ░░░░░░░░ will proudly do it ░░░░░░░░ Life To this committee ░░░░░░░░ input and respecting oversight ░░░░░░░░ share the same goals ░░░░░░░░ of our troops and ░░░░░░░░ strong and secure America ░░░░░░░░ forward to your questions ░░░░░░░░ you