the senate votes to consent. >> he'll get that waiver, right? he's going to get that. oh, if he didn't get that waiver, there would be a lot of angry people. >> and both general mattis and donald trump there alluding to this legal battle that they have ahead in congress that mattis needs to have a special waiver from congress in order to be considered for this year. the fact that mattis is only retired from the military for three years. and there is a statute on the books that requires officers in uniform to be out of uniform for seven years. trump sending a little warning sign, a threat to congress, you better get this passed through. in the meantime, donald trump will take to the road tomorrow to des moines, iowa. and he tolds another one of these thank you rallies friday in michigan. george and alison. republicans are using a short-term spending bill to speed up its nomination of mattis. they're adding language to the