Senate Finally Passes It with 53 -46 Vote – Chuck Schumer and Dems LOSE

Phelan, the founder of Rugger Management LLC, a Florida-based private investment firm, and a major donor to Trump’s campaign, secured bipartisan support despite having no prior military experience. During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Phelan argued that his private-sector background uniquely positions him to address the Navy’s persistent challenges, including failed audits, workforce issues, cost overruns, and delays in shipbuilding.

“The U.S. Navy is at a crossroads,” Phelan told the committee. “Extended deployments, inadequate maintenance, huge cost overruns, delayed shipbuilding, failed audits, subpar housing, and sadly, record high suicide rates are systemic failures that have gone unaddressed for far too long, and frankly, this is unacceptable.”