Jan 16, 2025 · – Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee who served 23 years in the Reserve Forces—delivered an impassioned speech on the Senate floor slamming U.S. Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth for his lack of experience and qualifications to lead the Department of ...

Nov 13, 2024 · – Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee—issued the following statement reacting to President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to tap Pete Hegseth to serve as our nation’s next Secretary of the Defense Department:

Jan 14, 2025 · Last month, Duckworth joined her fellow SASC members in sending a letter to Susan Wiles, President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Chief of Staff, about whether Pete Hegseth’s attitudes toward women and allegations of sexual assault and harassment disqualify him to be the next Secretary of Defense.

Jan 13, 2025 · U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois said Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense secretary nominee, is the most unqualified pick ever for the job. “Being secretary of defense is a very serious job,” Duckworth said on a call with reporters Friday.

4 days ago · US Senator Tammy Duckworth, Democrat from Illinois, questions Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary, during Hegseth's confirmation hearing before the Senate ...

Jan 17, 2025 · A woman and a combat veteran who lost both legs in Iraq, Duckworth voted to confirm both Mark Esper and James Mattis, Trump’s nominees for Secretary of Defense in his first term.

Nov 24, 2024 · Sen. Tammy Duckworth criticized Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth for his lack of experience and opinions on women in combat.

Jan 10, 2025 · Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a decorated combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense is...

Jan 11, 2025 · Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee, is the most unqualified pick ever for the job. “Being Secretary of Defense is a...

Jan 23, 2025 · Here’s what’s on tap for the day: Sen. Tammy Duckworth doesn’t mince her words about Trump’s defense secretary-nominee, a senior Iranian official says Tehran wants to talk, and newly ...