Rep.-elect Cait Conley says incoming Congress will hold Hegseth accountable
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[0:00] One congressional race here in New York
[0:01] got a lot of attention this year. It is
[0:03] one of the few districts that elected a
[0:06] Republican two years ago even though Kla
[0:09] Harris beat President Trump there. That
[0:11] Republican Congressman Mike Lawler has
[0:13] conceded his re-election bid to Kate
[0:16] Connley, one of several female veterans
[0:18] running on Tuesday. And Kate Connelly
[0:21] joins us now. Good to have you here.
[0:25] What do you think was the margin of
[0:27] difference in your election?
[0:31] It came down to giving voters a person,
[0:34] not just a party to trust, and to
[0:36] understand that look, we know families
[0:39] are struggling. We know things have to
[0:41] change and that the Hudson Valley in
[0:42] America is not on the right path, but we
[0:45] can fix it. What what is broken, we can
[0:48] fix. What has been torn down, we can and
[0:50] will rebuild. And to give them hope that
[0:52] there's a generation of us coming in who
[0:54] are not going to accept the status quo.
[0:56] You know, Kate, I wanted to talk to you
[0:58] because you served 16 ye