The Senate approved the confirmation of Christine Wormuth as Army secretary by unanimous consent Wednesday – before the body canceled her confirmation hours later in a strange development.
Christine Wormuth was confirmed unanimously by the Senate Thursday becoming the first female secretary of the Army
The confirmation came after a procedural hiccup that saw her confirmed and then unconfirmed only to be reconfirmed in under 24 hours
In a strange twist, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, asked the Senate to rescind Wormuth s nomination
Politico quoted a Senate Armed Services Committee aide attributing it to a mix-up on the floor
Defense News reported that Sen. Kevin Cramer had an active hold on Wormuth s nomination over a soldier s pay when the first confirmation nod occurred
Senate RESCINDS confirmation of Christine Wormuth just hours after unanimously approving Biden s pick as first woman Army secretary Procedural hiccup was reportedly to blame for the reversal of Christine Wormuth s confirmation as the first female Army secretary
Wormuth was unanimously confirmed by Senate earlier on Wednesday
She was picked by Biden to be first woman civilian head of the military branch
But hours after her confirmation, Majority Leader Schumer rescinded the pick
Strange move by Schumer was done without any explanation
Wormuth likely to be confirmed as move was procedural hiccup, observers say