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Committee Approves Spencer As Navy Secretary

Thursday, July 13th, 2017

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Committee Approves Spencer As Navy Secretary

Richard Spencer, President Trump's nominee as the 76th secretary of the Navy. Photo: Center for a New American Security.

Following a generally cordial confirmation hearing Tuesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved the nomination of Richard Spencer to be secretary of the Navy on Thursday.The committee approved the nomination by voice vote and then immediately reported it to the Senate floor, which must vote for final confirmation.Spencer is a financial industry executive who served in the Marine Corps from the late 1970s until 1981 and served on the Defense Business Board from 2009 to 2015 where he finished…

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