{"id":2040824,"date":"2023-09-21T21:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T01:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-votes-to-confirm-bidens-joint-chief-of-staff-nominee-who-hires-for-diversity\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T21:48:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T01:48:56","slug":"senate-votes-to-confirm-bidens-joint-chief-of-staff-nominee-who-hires-for-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-votes-to-confirm-bidens-joint-chief-of-staff-nominee-who-hires-for-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate confirms Biden&#8217;s Joint Chief of Staff nominee, prioritizing diversity in hiring."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-votes-to-confirm-bidens-joint-chief-of-staff-nominee-who-hires-for-diversity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2040824&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Senate Approves\u200d General \u200dCharles\u200b \u201cCQ\u201d Brown\u200d as Next Chairman of\u200b Joint Chiefs of Staff<\/h2>\n<p>The Senate voted on Wednesday night to approve Air Force General Charles \u201cCQ\u201d\u200d Brown, President Joe Biden\u2019s pick to be \u2062the \u200bnext chairman\u2062 of\u2063 the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Brown, who has previously been \u2064criticized for his\u2063 comments on mandating diversity throughout the military, was approved by the \u2064Senate \u2062by a vote \u200bof 83-11. The vote followed a months-long \u2063standoff between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Tommy \u200cTuberville (R-AL).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tuberville had \u200bblocked\u200d mass \u200capproval \u2062votes on Department of Defense \u2064nominees over the Pentagon\u2019s policy \u2064of paying\u2064 for travel for women \u2062in the military to get abortions. Schumer moved to vote on Brown\u2019s nomination \u2063individually, a move which was only opposed by eight Republicans.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn the end, the Senate will overwhelmingly vote to overcome\u2062 Senator Tuberville\u2019s blockade of\u2063 these three nominees, \u2026 and the\u200c abortion\u200d policy that Senator Tuberville abhors \u2064will\u200c remain in \u2062place,\u201d \u2064Schumer said. \u201cBut the harm he is doing to the \u2063military \u200band their families\u2064 remains and, unfortunately, continues for hundreds of others.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On \u2063Thursday, the Senate is expected\u200b to \u200dvote on Biden\u2019s nominees\u200b to lead both the Army and the Marines.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The\u2064 Republicans who voted against moving\u2064 Brown\u2019s nomination forward for \u2063a final vote \u2063were: Sen. Mike Braun\u2062 (Indiana), Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), Sen. Josh Hawley (Missouri), Sen. \u200bMike Lee \u200c(R-UT), Sen. Roger Marshall \u2064(Kansas), Sen. Eric\u200b Schmitt (Missouri), Sen. \u200cTuberville (Alabama), and Sen. J.D. Vance (Ohio).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Citizens for Renewing America,\u2063 a conservative policy group, said it was grateful\u2064 to the Republicans who voted\u200b against moving Brown\u2019s nomination forward.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCQ\u2064 Brown not\u2064 only has serious\u2063 command and \u2064performance failures, he\u2019s\u2063 actively pushing \u2063race and \u200bsex\u2064 quotas in \u2063the military, which\u200d is a blatant\u2064 violation of the 14th\u2064 Amendment. We \u2062hope more\u2064 members join these patriots\u200d in the final vote,\u201d group president and \u200cformer\u2062 Trump official Russ Vought said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After the nomination \u200cwas moved forward, three additional \u200bRepublicans joined \u200din the final vote \u200cagainst Brown. \u2063Sen. Ron Johnson (Wisconsin),\u2064 Sen. Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming), and Marco Rubio (Florida) all voted against confirming Brown.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1688831213092000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1PLjNvPE9xhE43TkDJzri8\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE\u2064 DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Brown has faced skepticism from conservative \u2062groups who have \u2064pointed to\u2064 previous \u200ccomments and statements about hiring\u2064 \u201cfor diversity\u201d\u200c and calling the military a \u201cwhite boys club,\u201d suggesting \u2063that he would support\u2062 diversity,\u200b equity,\u2063 and inclusion initiatives in \u2063the military.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t let it just be happenstance \u2064that brings in\u200d the\u2064 diversity whether it \u2062be race, gender, ethnic background, \u200dsexual orientation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-america-doomed-alarming-polls-of-pro-socialism-pro-violence-gen-z-say-so\/\" title=\"Is America Doomed? Alarming Polls of Pro-Socialism, Pro-Violence Gen Z Say So\">socio-economic background<\/a>. You\u2062 really have to spend some time \u2062thinking about \u2062it because you may miss an opportunity\u2064 looking at the slate of \u200bcandidates and then asking some hard questions,\u201d Brown said\u200b previously. \u201cAs we\u2019re looking\u2063 at some \u2062key positions, who are diverse candidates \u2063and are we \u2062making sure we are\u200d grooming them so they have the opportunity?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did General Charles \u200c&#8221;CQ&#8221; Brown&#8217;s nomination for chairman of the Joint \u2063Chiefs of Staff face criticism?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Senate has unanimously approved Air Force\u200c General\u2063 Charles \u200b&#8221;CQ&#8221; Brown as\u2062 the next\u200c chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President Joe Biden nominated General Brown for the prestigious \u200dposition, and\u200d after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-how-joe-manchin-kyrsten-sinema-fare-in-their-own-states\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s How Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema Fare In Their Own States\">months-long standoff<\/a> between Senate Majority Leader Chuck\u200d Schumer and Senator Tommy \u2064Tuberville, the vote finally took place\u2063 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>General Brown&#8217;s nomination had faced some criticism due \u2064to his\u200b comments regarding the mandate of \u2063diversity throughout the military. \u2063Nevertheless, the Senate approved his nomination by a vote of \u206383-11. Senator Tuberville, who\u2064 had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-votes-to-confirm-bidens-joint-chief-of-staff-nominee-who-hires-for-diversity\/\" title=\"Senate confirms Biden's Joint Chief of Staff nominee, prioritizing diversity in hiring.\">previously blocked mass approval \u200dvotes<\/a> on Department of Defense nominees, took issue with the Pentagon&#8217;s policy of funding travel expenses for women in the military seeking abortions. As a \u200dresult, Senator Schumer \u2064decided\u2064 to put Brown&#8217;s nomination up for\u2063 an individual vote, a move that was opposed by only eight Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy\u200d surrounding Senator Tuberville&#8217;s blockade, Senator Schumer expressed confidence \u200cthat the Senate would ultimately overcome\u200b the obstacle and\u200b uphold the Pentagon&#8217;s abortion \u200dpolicy. However, he highlighted the \u200bharm being done\u200c to \u200cthe military and their families as a\u2062 consequence of\u2062 the delay.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, the Senate is \u2062scheduled to\u2063 vote on President Biden&#8217;s nominees to lead both the Army and \u2064the Marines, which is expected \u200cto take place on Thursday. \u2064It remains to be seen how these nominations will fare in the\u2064 Senate.<\/p>\n<p>While General Brown&#8217;s nomination moved forward with overwhelming \u2063support, there were still some Republican senators who voted\u2062 against\u2062 advancing his nomination for\u2063 a final vote. Senators Mike Braun\u200d (Indiana), Ted Cruz (Texas), Josh\u200c Hawley (Missouri), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Roger Marshall (Kansas) were among those who voted against moving Brown&#8217;s nomination forward.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Senate&#8217;s approval of General Charles &#8220;CQ&#8221; Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff marks an important step \u200din\u2063 the Biden administration&#8217;s efforts to shape the nation&#8217;s military leadership. With his experience and qualifications, General Brown is expected to provide strong leadership and contribute to the advancement \u200dof \u2063the country&#8217;s\u200d military objectives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate approved Air Force General Charles \u201cCQ\u201d Brown, President Biden\u2019s nominee for Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman. 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