WASHINGTON ― With a total of six senators throwing mostly softball questions during his Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) nomination hearing today, Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess is almost certainly a shoo-in as the third Space Force chief.
“General, I think you should take heart from the fact that not all of our members are here today. That’s a compliment to you,” said Sen. Angus King, I-Maine. “[T]he fact that we didn’t have a large turnout is an indication, I believe, of the committee’s confidence in you.”
Noting that Schiess’ hearing was “competing” with the second day of Senate hearings on President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, King added that “this is a rare case where a small audience is probably better.
Being non-controversial is not a bad thing,” he said.
SASC Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., echoed: “I hope you can accept this compliment, Gen. Schiess.”
