Trump team pulls Mattis from hearing focused on his need for a waiver to be Pentagon chief
This was lost in yesterdays news - and too late for LBN - the Senate is not happy that he did not appear - may affect the outcome of his nomination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/12/trump-names-goldman-sachs-executive-counselor-on-economic-initiatives/
The House Armed Services Committee has canceled a hearing Thursday in which retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis was to address the unconventional nature of his nomination for defense secretary, two congressional staff members said, because President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team decided against him appearing.
Mattis was to testify in the afternoon on his need for Congress to pass legislation that would exempt him from a law that prevents recently retired military officers from serving in senior civilian jobs in the Pentagon. The legislation states that retired military personnel must be out of uniform for seven years. The original law, adopted in 1947, had a 10-year moratorium and was created to ensure that civilians control the military.
Two committee staff members, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that Mattis was willing to appear before the House committee. Separately, Mattis’s confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thursday morning before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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