Rep. Slotkin Votes in Favor of Waiver for Secretary of Defense-Designate Austin
January 22, 2021
January 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Jan. 21:
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U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) released the following statement:
"Today, I voted in favor of the waiver for Lloyd Austin. I was initially skeptical of putting a second recently-retired four-star general in charge of the Pentagon, which, having served there myself for seven years, works as designed when civilians oversee major defense decisions.
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U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) released the following statement:
"Today, I voted in favor of the waiver for Lloyd Austin. I was initially skeptical of putting a second recently-retired four-star general in charge of the Pentagon, which, having served there myself for seven years, works as designed when civilians oversee major defense decisions.