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Defense secretary nominee James Mattis on Wednesday abruptly canceled a planned hearing before the House Armed Services Committee this week, potentially complicating his confirmation process.
Mattis, a retired Marine Corps general tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to oversee the Pentagon, is scheduled to testify at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday morning. But he was also scheduled to head across Capitol Hill and talk to House members later in the day, an unusual but not unprecedented appearance before both chambers.
On Wednesday, officials from Trumps transition team told committee staff Mattis would not attend the second hearing, without further explanation.
The cancellation complicates an already unusual nomination process for Mattis, a popular figure in military circles and on Capitol Hill.
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/mattis-hasc-cancelled-confirmation
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)wasn't he the guy that was against torture? At least that made him somewhat less egregious than most of the other cabinet picks.
GP6971
(31,203 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)He is out .Running for the exit like Woolsey?
wryter2000
(46,077 posts)I think the latest news could be too much for him.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,829 posts)because the PEEOTUS is too damn weird and dangerous.
Vinca
(50,302 posts)kelly1mm
(4,734 posts)hearings I think he will still be the SecDef.
nbsmom
(591 posts)That means his appearance before the House isn't really optional.
Phoenix61
(17,015 posts)but the Trump team refused. It's possible there is a big push to deny the waiver and the Trump team is trying to make sure that doesn't happen.
kelly1mm
(4,734 posts)Grey Lemercier
(1,429 posts)vote on the floor.
Thrill
(19,178 posts)Just like that piece of shit Trump