Both chambers of Congress on Thursday approved a waiver for President Joe Biden’s secretary of defense nominee.
Federal law prohibits the appointment of a secretary of defense within seven years of him or her being on active duty.
House, Senate Approve Waiver for Biden’s Pentagon Nominee
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Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin speaks after being formally nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to be secretary of defense, in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 9, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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