
Honorable Senators!
I lay, according to Sec. 3 Ssec. 1 SACA before the Senate the nomination of
Maria Torres
to be
United States Secretary of Defense and Veterans Affairs
submitted in proper form by the President-elect of the United States on September 29, 2024. By law, a hearing has to take place before voting on the nomination.
I call upon the nominee to take the prescribed oath, after which she may rise with the first word.
„I do solemnly swear that I will tell the truth and nothing but the truth without any additions or reductions.“

Elizabeth Thorndike
President pro tempore