Rep. Hayes Statement on Vote Against Department of Defense Waiver
January 22, 2021
January 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 21:
Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 335, the legal exception necessary to appoint General Lloyd J. Austin III as President Biden's Secretary of Defense. A statutory exception to the limitation contained in Section 113(a) of Title 10, United States Code, is necessary to allow a person who served on active duty as a commission . . .
Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 335, the legal exception necessary to appoint General Lloyd J. Austin III as President Biden's Secretary of Defense. A statutory exception to the limitation contained in Section 113(a) of Title 10, United States Code, is necessary to allow a person who served on active duty as a commission . . .