Senator Thune,
I am a lifelong Democrat. I’m sure we disagree on most policy issues, but I’m also sure we agree on the importance of our country’s national security. I have to believe that you are as concerned as I am about many of Donald Trump’s cabinet selections (Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Matt Gaetz). The risks of these individuals are obvious, so I won’t elaborate further.
As you know, members of the Senate have a duty to advise and consent to the cabinet and judicial nominees of the president. With Trump’s nominees, it is more important than ever for Senators to take this duty seriously, and not to be just a rubber stamp.
For this reason, I write to you to strongly urge that you set a clear standard for these and future nominees, that the Senate will hold no confirmation hearings for a nominee who fails to obtain a national security clearance. This standard should be the bare minimum that the American people deserve for the unelected bureaucrats who are in charge of our national defense, our national intelligence, our health, and our law enforcement.
I write this not as a partisan Democrat, but as an American concerned for the welfare of our country. I hope that you will also put politics aside and put our shared national interest ahead of partisanship.
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