WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:

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ICYMI: Kelly Warns Pentagon Is Escalating Intimidation to Silence Dissent

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"I don't work for Hegseth. I work for the people of Arizona."

"This is all about escalation and intimidation."

"I'm not going to stop doing my job because Donald Trump said I should be hanged and executed."