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SASC Chairman: Esper Nomination Could Be Put on Senate Floor by Thursday

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SASC Chairman: Esper Nomination Could Be Put on Senate Floor by Thursday
Defense Secretary Mark Esper (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is working to have Army Secretary Mark Esper’s nomination for Secretary of Defense on the Senate floor for a vote by as early as this Thursday or first thing next week, the committee chairman said July 16. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) told Defense Daily on Capitol Hill Tuesday that he hopes to have the nomination up for a floor vote either “Thursday or Tuesday,” meaning July 18 or 23. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch…

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