“The totality of your individual writings and alleged conduct would disqualify any service member from holding any management place within the navy, a lot much less being confirmed because the secretary of protection.” “Have you ever ever made undesirable requests for sexual favors or dedicated any verbal or bodily harassment or assault of a sexual nature? The very fact is that your individual lawyer mentioned that you simply entered into an N.D.A. and paid an individual who accused you of raping her a sum of cash to ensure that she didn’t file a grievance. I’ve learn a number of experiences of your commonly being drunk at work. Will you resign as secretary of protection in the event you drink on the job, which is a 24/7 place?” “I’ve made this dedication on behalf of —” “Will you resign as secretary of protection?” “I’ve made this dedication on behalf of the women and men I’m serving —” “I’m not listening to a solution to my query. So I’m going to maneuver on.” “You declare that this was all nameless. We’ve got seen information with names connected to all of those, together with the title of your individual mom. So don’t make this into some nameless press factor.” “I’m quoting you from the podcast. ‘Ladies shouldn’t be in fight in any respect.’ What I see is that there’s a 32-day interval by which you immediately have one other description about your views of ladies within the navy, and I simply need to know what modified within the 32 days that the tune you sang shouldn’t be the tune you are available in right here as we speak to sing?” “Senator, the considerations I’ve and the considerations of many have had, particularly in floor fight items, is that in pursuit of sure percentages or quotas, requirements have been modified.” “Our adversaries watch intently throughout occasions of transition, and any sense that the Division of Protection that retains us protected is being steered by somebody who’s wholly unprepared for the job, places America in danger. And I’m not keen to try this.” “I do know what I don’t know. I do know I’ve by no means run a corporation of three million folks with a finances of $850 billion.” “Why do you need to do that job? What’s your, what drives you?” “As a result of I like my nation, Senator. And I’ve devoted my life to the warfighters.” “He’s a adorned post-9/11 fight veteran. He’ll inject a brand new warrior ethos into the Pentagon, a spirit that may cascade from the highest down.”