{"id":2392876,"date":"2025-01-20T18:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-committee-advances-pete-hegseths-secdef-nomination\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T18:06:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T23:06:43","slug":"senate-committee-advances-pete-hegseths-secdef-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-committee-advances-pete-hegseths-secdef-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Committee Advances Pete Hegseth&#8217;s SecDef Nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-committee-advances-pete-hegseths-secdef-nomination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2392876&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Senate armed Services Commitee voted 14-13 to \u2064advance Pete Hegseth\u2019s nomination for Secretary of Defense to the full Senate for confirmation, with all Democratic committee members opposing it. Hegseth, an Army veteran, recently faced a confirmation \u200chearing where he encountered heavy criticism from Democrats while Republicans focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-presses-supreme-court-to-end-men-only-draft\/\" title=\"ACLU Presses Supreme Court to End Men-Only Draft\">military policy<\/a>. In his testimony, he \u200bemphasized his commitment to restoring integrity within the military and \u2062ensuring that leadership selections are\u2064 based strictly on performance and readiness. GOP senators who previously hesitated to support him have now expressed their intention \u200bto vote for his\u200d nomination. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-skips-fact-checking-to-run-with-nurses-unverified-story-about-covid-patients-last-dying-words\/\" title=\"CNN Skips Fact-Checking To Run With Nurse&#039;s Unverified Story About COVID Patients &#039;Last Dying Words&#039;\">article notes<\/a> that Hegseth has been\u2064 the target of numerous accusations since\u200c being nominated, but he insists that military readiness and effectiveness will be his \u2063main priorities as \u2063Secretary of Defense.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Pete_Hegseth_(52250971007).jpg\">Gage Skidmore\/Wikimedia Commons\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/20\/senate-committee-advances-pete-hegseths-defense-secretary-nomination-to-final-floor-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Senate%20Committee%20Advances%20Pete%20Hegseth%E2%80%99s%20Defense%20Secretary%20Nomination%20To%20Final%20Floor%20Vote&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/20\/senate-committee-advances-pete-hegseths-defense-secretary-nomination-to-final-floor-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Senate%20Committee%20Advances%20Pete%20Hegseth%E2%80%99s%20Defense%20Secretary%20Nomination%20To%20Final%20Floor%20Vote&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/20\/senate-committee-advances-pete-hegseths-defense-secretary-nomination-to-final-floor-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/20\/senate-committee-advances-pete-hegseths-defense-secretary-nomination-to-final-floor-vote\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Senate%20Committee%20Advances%20Pete%20Hegseth%E2%80%99s%20Defense%20Secretary%20Nomination%20To%20Final%20Floor%20Vote&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/20\/senate-committee-advances-pete-hegseths-defense-secretary-nomination-to-final-floor-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The Senate Armed Services Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/senate-armed-services-committee-pete-hegseth-vote-defense-secretary-rcna188390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted<\/a> on Monday evening to send Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s nomination as the next secretary of defense to the full chamber for confirmation. The final vote was 14-13, with all Democrats on the committee voting in opposition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just voted to advance Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s nomination to the Senate floor,&rdquo; committee member and Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorBanks\/status\/1881467959853580408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X. &ldquo;There is no time to waste. The Senate should confirm Hegseth NOW!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-857439377\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Monday&rsquo;s vote comes nearly a week after Hegseth&rsquo;s confirmation hearing, in which the Army veteran faced <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/14\/democrats-hegseth-hearing-theatrics-prove-theyre-unserious-about-u-s-national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disgusting smears and dishonest questions<\/a> from the committee&rsquo;s Democrat members. Meanwhile, the committee&rsquo;s Republican members largely focused on policy-related matters impacting the military and U.S. national security.<\/p>\n<p>During his remarks, Hegseth <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/14\/pete-hegseth-makes-the-definitive-case-why-hes-qualified-to-be-trumps-defense-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outlined<\/a> his goal of restoring integrity and efficiency to the force and removing neo-Marxist ideologies harming military readiness. <\/p>\n<p>The Defense Department must &ldquo;make sure every warrior is fully qualified on their assigned weapon system, every pilot is fully qualified and current on the aircraft they are flying, and every general or flag officer is selected for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">leadership based purely<\/a> on performance, readiness, and merit,&rdquo; Hegseth said. &ldquo;Leaders &mdash; at all levels &mdash; will be held accountable. And warfighting and lethality &mdash; and the readiness of the troops and their families &mdash; will be our only focus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Several GOP senators who were squishy on supporting Hegseth&rsquo;s confirmation declared their intention to vote for his nomination following last week&rsquo;s hearing. This included Republican Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ToddYoungIN\/status\/1879653755945377936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Todd Young<\/a> of Indiana, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/hegseth-backed-louisiana-sen-bill-cassidy-lead-pentagon-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bill Cassidy<\/a> of Louisiana, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/politics\/2025\/01\/15\/pete-hegseth-john-curtis-defense-secretary-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Curtis<\/a> of Utah, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/14\/i-will-be-supporting-pete-sen-joni-ernst-backs-hegseth-following-conservative-pressure-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joni Ernst<\/a> of Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>The Federalist <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/04\/trump-world-sources-joni-ernst-is-waging-aggressive-personal-jihad-against-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> last month on Ernst&rsquo;s behind-the-scenes efforts to tank Hegseth&rsquo;s nomination. This included, as multiple sources revealed, Ernst making personal calls to Trump and enlisting Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to lobby the then-president-elect to dump Hegseth for Ernst.<\/p>\n<p>Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1879290091438477432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signaled<\/a> his willingness to support Hegseth&rsquo;s confirmation following last week&rsquo;s hearing, writing on X, &ldquo;With today&rsquo;s performance, I believe Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s path to confirmation has been assured.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune&rsquo;s office did not respond to The Federalist&rsquo;s request for comment on whether Hegseth has the votes necessary to become the next defense secretary. <\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/13\/petes-a-patriot-more-than-100-military-veterans-rally-to-support-hegseths-pentagon-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&lsquo;Pete&rsquo;s A Patriot&rsquo;: More Than 100 Veterans And Supporters Rally For Hegseth&rsquo;s Pentagon Nomination<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hegseth has faced a barrage of unsubstantiated and slanderous allegations since being tapped by Trump to lead the Pentagon. Laundered by America&rsquo;s corrupt corporate media, some of these claims appear to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/source-behind-hegseth-claims-is-disgruntled-former-employee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stem from<\/a>&nbsp;a former disgruntled employee. They have also been&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/04\/100-percent-bullsh-t-fox-news-talent-shoot-down-nbcs-smear-campaign-against-pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">heavily disputed<\/a>&nbsp;by Hegseth&rsquo;s former&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/04\/us-news\/trustee-denied-8-years-ago-that-defense-secretary-pick-pete-hegseth-was-ousted-from-veterans-group-over-drinking-misconduct\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">colleagues<\/a>&nbsp;and associates.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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