Confirmation of first female Army secretary approved, then rescinded, by Senate

Confirmation of first female Army secretary approved, then rescinded, by Senate

The Senate approved the confirmation of Christine Wormuth as Army secretary by unanimous consent Wednesday –  before the body canceled her confirmation just hours later in a strange development. 

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced the reversal Wednesday, according to CSPAN footage of the proceedings. He didn’t immediately elaborate on the decision.

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“As in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate vitiate the previous action on Executive Calendar 135,” Schumer said on the Senate floor. 

The Democrat deleted a tweet he…

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