President-elect Biden Announces Defense Secretary Nominee
2020-12-09T19:27:30-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzA4XC8yMDIwMTIwOTEzNDQyNTAxMF9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==President-elect Joe Biden announced retired Army General Lloyd Austin to be his defense secretary. He called on Congress to grant the same waiver they did for former Defense Secretary James Mattis to serve. Under law, a military officer must have left the service for seven years before becoming defense secretary. General Austin retired in 2016. General Austin said, if confirmed, he will always put first the Pentagon’s workforce and their families.
President-elect Joe Biden announced retired Army General Lloyd Austin to be his defense secretary. He called on Congress to grant the same w… read more
President-elect Joe Biden announced retired Army General Lloyd Austin to be his defense secretary. He called on Congress to grant the same waiver they did for former Defense Secretary James Mattis to serve. Under law, a military officer must have left the service for seven years before becoming defense secretary. General Austin retired in 2016. General Austin said, if confirmed, he will always put first the Pentagon’s workforce and their families. close
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