WMAL Interview - SUSAN FERRECHIO - 12.05.16

INTERVIEW — SUSAN FERRECHIO — Washington Examiner’s Chief Congressional Correspondent

What Congress accomplished last week and what’s left on the agenda:
Congress looks to bolt after spending, Flint bills
GOP weighs reversal of ‘hundreds’ of Obama executive actions
Pelosi: After Historic Election Loss, Congressional Democrats Don’t Want A New Direction
Former General James Mattis Will Need Congress To Waive Its Rules About Former Generals. Retired Gen. James Mattis’ nomination to be President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of defense may, well, march through the Senate, but there is one potential obstacle to maneuver around: the retired general part. The National Security Act of 1947, which established the current national defense structure, had a key stipulation, requiring that the secretary of defense be a civilian well removed from military service.