{"id":35728,"date":"2021-02-24T16:22:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T16:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/24\/reed-downplays-gop-resistance-to-dod-policy-pick\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:48:28","slug":"reed-downplays-gop-resistance-to-dod-policy-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2021\/02\/24\/reed-downplays-gop-resistance-to-dod-policy-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD policy pick faces \u2018critical\u2019 confirmation hearing, says Reed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 Amid warnings from a top Senate Republican, President Joe Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/transition\/2020\/12\/30\/biden-selects-hicks-kahl-for-top-dod-roles\/\" target=_blank>pick to become Pentagon policy chief<\/a> faces a make-or-break confirmation hearing next week, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2020\/10\/29\/sen-jack-reed-is-thought-of-as-a-quiet-professional-if-democrats-win-the-senate-hell-be-front-and-center\/\" target=_blank>Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colin Kahl, who would serve as the undersecretary of defense for policy if confirmed, is reportedly facing GOP resistance over his support for the Iran nuclear deal and other aspects of his record in working on Middle East policy in the Obama administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe committee hearing will be absolutely critical and crucial because he\u2019ll have an opportunity to explain his positions, and then my colleagues will make a judgement based on his testimony, based on their perceptions,\u201d Reed, D-R.I., told the Defense Writers Group on Wednesday. \u201cI think he\u2019ll get a fair shot at the hearing, frankly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kahl \u2015 who served as an action officer in the policy shop early in his career, and was deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East from 2009 to 2011 \u2015 received praise from Reed for his knowledge, experience and ties to Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s had a long relationship with the president and I think that\u2019ll help the [Defense] Department in terms of working more closely with the White House,\u201d Reed said. \u201cWe have the process, we\u2019ll have the hearing, and I hope that his positions come clear and he gets the support he needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/02\/23\/colin-kahl-senate-republican-pentagon-471268\" target=_blank>Politico<\/a> broke the news that Kahl\u2019s nomination faced headwinds, with Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., saying he had \u201cserious concerns.\u201d Still, staff for Inhofe \u2015 an influential member of the panel \u2015 stopped short of saying he opposed Kahl, and signaled that he remains undecided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSen. Inhofe is still reviewing Mr. Kahl\u2019s nomination closely and looks forward to hearing from him on these issues in the coming weeks,\u201d a spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday. \u201cHe has serious concerns with some of the policy positions that Mr. Kahl has taken in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Biden administration and Reed each has cited the rocky presidential transition to explain why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2021\/02\/24\/lack-of-pentagon-nominees-could-be-harbinger-of-slow-process\/\" target=_blank>Biden hasn\u2019t made any Defense Department nominations <\/a>beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/01\/22\/austin-confirmed-as-new-defense-secretary-in-historic-vote\/\" target=_blank>Lloyd Austin<\/a> as defense secretary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/02\/09\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-dods-no-2\/\" target=_blank>Kathleen Hicks<\/a> as deputy defense secretary and Kahl. Austin and Hicks have been confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, Reed blamed the delays on then-President Donald Trump\u2019s refusal to concede the election, which obstructed transition activities at the Pentagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnlike previous transitions where they really began seriously Nov. 5, 6 or 7, they weren\u2019t allowed sometimes even in the building for a long time,\u201d Reed said of the Biden transition team. \u201cSo that\u2019s one of the reason\u2019s it\u2019s delayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut despite that, we\u2019ve got the obligation mutually. They have to send the nominees up, and then we have to move aggressively, and we will,\u201d Reed said. \u201cWith the Department of Defense, [Republicans and Democrats] have recognized that regardless of how do you feel about the nominee, we should try to expedite the nominations, get them to the [Senate] floor, get them passed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pointing to the Trump administration\u2019s lax approach to filling key Pentagon jobs with Senate-confirmed nominees, Reed said he has pressed the Biden administration to do better. 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