Retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata has instead been designated as the official 'performing the duties of' the deputy undersecretary of defense policy.
Sen. Jim Inhofe , the panel’s chair, said lawmakers didn't have enough information about Tata to consider him for the position, while Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the committee's top Democrat, said, "Members on both sides of the aisle have raised serious questions about this nominee."
On Sunday, Reed condemned the president’s move. “If President Trump’s goal is to hollow out, politicize, and undermine the Pentagon the way he has the State Department and Intelligence Community, then mission accomplished. This is an offensive, destabilizing move,” he said. Reed also called move “an insult an insult to our troops, professionals at the Pentagon, the Senate, and the American people.
A majority of Democrats on the panel have come out publicly against Tata. One Republican, Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, has also warned he would vote no on his confirmation, though for different reasons.The intent to install Tata in a temporary position short of Senate confirmation drew a rebuke earlier Sunday from Rep. Adam Smith , the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, who accused the administration of making an end run around Congress.
“If an appointee cannot gain the support of the Senate, as is clearly the case with Tata, then the President should not put that person into an identical temporary role,” Smith said in a statement. “This evasion of scrutiny makes our government less accountable and prioritizes loyalty over competence.”
“The vacancies at the Department of Defense, which have now hit record highs under the Trump administration, should be filled through the existing nomination and confirmation process," Smith added. "If confirmations cannot be completed, the President must find new, qualified people who can win the support of the Senate."CORRECTION: Rep. Adam Smith is a congressman from the state of Washington. His state was listed incorrectly earlier.
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