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Hello Democrats,

This Tuesday, Senator Rick Scott will participate in the hearing on the expected nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense. Trump's choice of Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense is a disaster. As constituents, our voices matter! TAKE ACTION NOW to urge Senator Scott to vote NO on advancing Hegseth’s nomination out of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services.
1. EMAIL Senators Scott and Rubio using t ([link removed]) his click to send link ([link removed]) .

2. CALL Senator Scotts DC office at (202) 224-5274 and use this script:

"Hello my name is _________ and I am a constituent living in zip code _________ . I am calling to urge my Senator to vote NO on advancing Pete Hegseth's nomination for Secretary of Defense out of committee. Can I count on Senator Scott to support the will of his constituents?"

(leave a voicemail if there is no answer)
As a TV host and conservative commentator, Hegseth has specifically called for the firing of Joint Chiefs Chair CQ Brown, along with any other generals and has said women should not serve in combat roles. If installed at the Pentagon, Hegseth would be tasked with placing new restrictions on compensation for traveling to receive abortions. “Hegseth is undoubtedly the least qualified nominee for SecDef in American history. And the most overtly political. Brace yourself, America,” said Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Independent Veterans of America.

And then there is the issue of character. A police report ([link removed]) released November 20th provided graphic details about a sexual assault accusation against Hegseth when he was visibly drunk at a conference in October 2017 hosted by the California Federation of Republican Women.

And a previously undisclosed whistle-blower report ([link removed]) on Hegseth’s tenure as the president of Concerned Veterans for America, from 2013 until 2016, describes him as being repeatedly intoxicated while acting in his official capacity — to the point of needing to be carried out of the organization’s events.

And additional reports ([link removed]) also detail his fiscal mismanagement of two separate veterans organizations, which begs the question - if he can't handle a budget in the millions, how can he handle a budget in the billions?

And even the mother of Pete Hegseth has reservations ([link removed]) . Penelope Hegseth sent him an email in 2018 accusing the former Fox News host of “routinely mistreating women for years” and displaying a “lack of character,” The New York Times reported on Friday.

“On behalf of all the women (and I know it’s many) you have abused in some way, I say … get some help and take an honest look at yourself,” Hegseth's mother wrote. “I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth.”

Learn more here ([link removed]) and here ([link removed]) . Then use this link ([link removed]) to watch the hearing live this Tuesday at 9:30am.

In every way, this nomination needs to be stopped. Please click "Start Writing" and urge our Senators to vote NO on Pete Hegseth.


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WATCH as Senator Elizabeth Warren shares why Hegseth is completely unqualified to serve as Secretary of Defense.
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