The Senate has confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month.
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Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs as GOP senator still blocking hundreds of military nominees
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Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs, hundreds still blocked
A breakthrough in a blockade on military confirmations came after the Senate’s top Democrat moved to hold individual votes for Brown, as well as Army and Marine Corps leaders.
The Senate has confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month.
By Kristin Wilson and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm the nomination of Gen. C.Q. Brown to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, following a monthslong hold of over more than 300 military promotions by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama.
The Senate confirmed late Wednesday the appointment of Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., to take over as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an 83-11 vote.
The Senate confirmed General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. as the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff after a monthslong hold on his nomination by Tommy Tuberville.
Gen. CQ Brown is set to succeed Gen. Mark Milley as chair of the senior military body. It’s a small victory for Democrats as Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville continues his holds on other military promotions over the Pentagon’s abortion policy.
The Senate confirmed late Wednesday the appointment of Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., to take over as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an 83-11 vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month.
