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3. She was denied the waiver this time (her own fault, she quit the FSC & then told Pelosi to

Reply to rusty fender (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 01:01 PM

Jan 2021

prioritise her other 2 committees, and then asked to be granted the waiver for a 3rd committee).

Here is why she voted no on the Auston waiver-

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Rep. Katie Porter
@RepKatiePorter

I voted no on a waiver for Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as Defense Secretary. Civilian control of the military is one of our founding principles, and more transparent and thorough debate in the House was needed before green lighting a recently retired general to head the Pentagon.

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An ideological mixture of Dem House Reps (15) & Senators (14) voted Nay on Austin's SecDef waiver [View all] Celerity Jan 2021 OP

um.. both my Dem Rep and Dem Senator voted no. I need to do some research. riversedge Jan 2021 #1

They were voting no on the waiver jcgoldie Jan 2021 #6

I had the same reaction. Duckworth's opinion on the matter means a great deal. crickets Jan 2021 #12

Katie Porter got a waiver rusty fender Jan 2021 #2

She was denied the waiver this time (her own fault, she quit the FSC & then told Pelosi to Celerity Jan 2021 #3

Tell me how it's not hypocritical rusty fender Jan 2021 #5

Wtf does a waiver for serving on house committees have to do with this? jcgoldie Jan 2021 #7

They're both waivers rusty fender Jan 2021 #10

No jcgoldie Jan 2021 #11

The amount of time that a military rusty fender Jan 2021 #14

Chalk and cheese. Celerity Jan 2021 #8

I agree that they're slightly different waivers, rusty fender Jan 2021 #9

Why was it hypocritical? Bettie Jan 2021 #13

I saw complaints yesterday that the Squad was going to vote no. Oops. Guess that stick Autumn Jan 2021 #4