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Air Force

Senate Expected to Confirm Permanent Air Force Secretary This Week

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, October 15th, 2019

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Senate Expected to Confirm Permanent Air Force Secretary This Week

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee, as a part of the confirmation process, Sept 12, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark)

The Senate is expected to vote to confirm Barbara Barrett as the next secretary of the Air Force as early as Oct. 16, after resuming consideration of her nomination Oct. 15. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) filed cloture on the nomination Sept 26, before the upper chamber left for its annual two-week October recess, and confirmed in his Tuesday afternoon address on the Senate floor that the confirmation vote will occur by the end of the week. Barrett –…

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