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SASC OK’s McHugh As Sec Army, Final Senate Vote Likely This Week

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Senate leaders hope to vote by the end of this week to confirm Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.) as President Obama's Army secretary. The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved by voice vote yesterday morning Obama's nomination of McHugh, a 16-term House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member who faces no obvious opposition in the full Senate. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) spokeswoman, Regan Lachapelle, said yesterday that the timing of the final vote by the full Senate…

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