CALLED TO SERVE: Hung Cao confirmed as Under Secretary of the Navy

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From the Washington Examiner: Hung Cao, the former Virginia Republican Senate nominee who lost to Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) last year, was confirmed Wednesday as undersecretary of the Navy despite nominal GOP opposition.

The Senate voted mostly along party lines, 52-45, for Cao to serve as the second-ranked civilian position directly under Navy Secretary John Phelan. Kaine joined with Democrats in voting against his former political foe.

Centrist Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was the lone Republican to vote against Cao, opposition that required the chamber to consider him as a stand-alone rather than group him with a tranche of 108 nominees under new rules to fast-track confirmations for President Donald Trump. The recent rule change allows any one GOP senator the ability to nix individuals from confirmation blocs as part of Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s pledge to root out “bad apple” nominees.

“I was not comfortable offering my support based upon my review of his background and his qualifications,” Murkowski told the Washington Examiner. She did not elaborate on her concerns.

President Trump had nominated Cao for the position in February. In a post on Truth Social, he wrote, “Hung is the embodiment of the American Dream. As a refugee to our Great Nation, Hung worked tirelessly to make proud the Country that gave his family a home. He went to our amazing United States Naval Academy, and later earned his Master’s Degree in Physics. Hung served in combat as a Special Operations Officer for twenty five years. With Hung’s experience both in combat, and in the Pentagon, he will get the job done.”

Below is Cao’s opening statement during his confirmation hearing.

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