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"It's also clear that he has a full appreciation of the importance of civilian control of the military. Austin is highly qualified to be secretary of defense," Smith said. Still, Smith added, he felt the waiver should be approved swiftly and that Austin is the right person to lead the military at this time. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, a Washington Democrat, acknowledged that he wasn't thrilled when President Joe Biden chose another recently retired military leader to be defense secretary. I can only say that four years from now, I hope we are not having the exact same debate because it will prove that we have learned nothing from this." "If we change the law today, we will now have done so twice within four years, effectively destroying the historical precedent against such exemptions," Gallagher said. Austin retired from the Army in 2016 after overseeing all military operations in the Middle East as head of U.S. Mike Gallagher, a former Marine officer and Wisconsin Republican, was among several in his party who said he'd opt against a waiver for Austin, despite approving the move for Mattis. President Donald Trump nominated Mattis to be his defense secretary less than seven years after the general retired from the Marine Corps. Prior to the House vote on Austin’s waiver, lawmakers debated whether Congress should grant another waiver to a recently retired military officer to serve as the civilian head of the military just four years after they did so for Jim Mattis.
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