Political Quotes

“No, I won't. Mr. President, the next hero that we are trying to confirm is BG Michelle Donahue to be Major General of the U.S. Army. With 26 years of service, currently, Michelle Donahue is a Brigadier General. She has served in the 1st Infantry Division in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. Her combat tours include deployments to Jordan with the 528th Special Operations Support Battalion; a deployment to Iraq; a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; a deployment to Afghanistan in 2014 as the squadron commander for the Regimental Support Squadron. Brigadier General Donahue has served as special assistant to the 37th Chief of Staff of the Army and to the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, operational command and command at the highest levels with the Chief of Staff of the Army in terms of being a special assistant there and trying to get promoted from Brigadier General to Major General-- that is a two-star General--and she is being blocked over something that she has nothing to do with. Again, we need these warriors on the field. Speaking of warriors, this is another nominee who has made the grade of Major General, that is a two-star General. He is Brig. Gen. Thomas Harrell. He most recently served as the director for the Defense Health Network and as the commander of the 59th Medical Wing. Now, this is also really important. You don't hear about this element of our military that much. The leaders who lead the medical units are so important.…”