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With little actual opposition in the end, members voted for the waiver and the man.
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It wasn’t much of a fight. With no floor debate and an overwhelming vote of 93-2, senators confirmed retired Gen. Lloyd Austin on Friday to become President Joe Biden’s first defense secretary and the country’s first Black defense secretary. The vote cast aside opposition from liberal members who for the past month had expressed dismay or vowed to block the president from appointing a recently retired general with defense industry ties.
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US Senate Confirms Gen (retd) Austin As Country s First Black Defense Secretary
The United State Senate has confirmed the nomination of General (retired) Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of the defense department, making him the first-ever African American to occupy the top pentagon position.
The United State Senate has confirmed the nomination of General (retired) Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of the defense department, making him the first ever African American to occupy the top pentagon position. The nomination was confirmed in an overwhelming 93-2 vote. Soon he was sworn in by Tom Muir, acting director of Washington Headquarters Services. Thereafter, Austin received an intelligence briefing.
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