Sen. Gillibrand unaware of new AARO director — even after he testified before her subcommittee

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!Who?Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) — Chair, Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats & Capabilities / Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)Ask a Pol asks:Have you had a chance to look at that Wall Street Journal article on the Air Force?Key Gillibrand: “No,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “I read the first quarter of it, but I didn’t finish it so I’ll read the rest and give you a comment.”Caught our ear:Have you had any meetings with AARO — the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office — this year?“Not yet. We were waiting for a new head,” Gillibrand tells us.They’ve got him now.“Oh, I’ll meet with him right away,” Gillibrand says of AARO Director Jon Kosloski, who testified before her Armed Services subcommittee in November.NEW: Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram!About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe