The long support of my family as well. My mother and father, who was a postal worker, who along with a number of uncles and other relatives, spent time in the military. That inspired my own desire to serve. I also have enjoyed the strong port of my brother and four older sisters four older sisters and most importantly, most importantly, my bride charleen, who i have truly lucky to have by my side all these years, and i am so grateful for her enduring love and for her support. You know, i spent much of my military career tackling tough issues and formidable adversaries in challenging parts of the world. President elect biden, as you mentioned, we have worked closely together on tough issues and have gotten to know each other under intense and highpressure situations. Sir, you can expect that, as secretary of defense, i will give you the same direct and unvarnished counsel that i did back then. I understand the Important Role of the department of defense and the role that it plays in mai
It the most. The u. S. Is shattering its positivecase records, averaging more than 200,000 new cases, each and every day. Nearly 105,000 americans are in the hospital, today. Another discouraging record. And just yesterday, 2,546 people died from covid. These numbers make tomorrows fda meeting to consider giving emergencyuse authorization for the Pfizer Vaccine even more pivotal. Health and Human Services secretary, alex azar, is predicting a rapid rollout, once the doses are green lit. If everything is on track, it could be a matter of days. Fda approves the vaccine. We would then authorize shipment within 24 hours. 20 Million People should get vaccinated, in just the next several weeks. And then, well just keep rolling out vaccines through january, february, march, as they come off the production lines. Canada has just granted emergencyuse authorization for pfizers covid19 vaccine there. It is now the second nation, behind the uk, to do so. Cnns Alexander Field is live for us in rhod
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Biden Says Lloyd Austin ‘Right Person for This Job’
December 9, 2020 5:50 PM
Outgoing commander U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin makes remarks during the U.S. Central Command change of command ceremony at Macdill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fl., March 30, 2016. US Army Photo
President-elect Joe Biden called retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin III “the right person for this job” as the 28th secretary of defense in an appearance Wednesday in Wilmington, Del.
Acknowledging that Austin will need a congressional waiver to serve as the civilian head of the Pentagon, Biden asked Congress to act, “just as they did for Jim Mattis” when he was selected to be President Donald Trump’s secretary of defense, and grant the waiver.