.@ChrisMurphyCT tells Mehdi he’s wary of approving a waiver for defense secretary nominee Lloyd Austin: “I think there are real reasons why we need to be careful about this. I have seen the influence that... the defense-industrial complex has on our policy.”

Dec 10, 2020 · 1:01 AM UTC

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The defense bill requires so-called federal “little green men” to wear identifying info on their uniforms. It’s not the bill @ChrisMurphyCT wrote, but “It's still pretty strong language,” he says, that "will prevent what was the worst abuse during these protests over the summer."
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Oh GOOD, THEY'VE RE-THOUGHT. What a comfort that is. What the hell is the POINT of having a rule that civilians run the defense department when they keep putting active military in that post? WAIVERS are no comfort whatever.