WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chairs Tom Reed (NY-23) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement: “At the first vote following President Biden’s inauguration, we were proud to bring together a broad group of Democrats and Republicans to support the waiver for General Austin to become Secretary of Defense. General Austin — who will become the nation’s first Black Secretary of Defense — is well-respected on both sides of the aisle and in both chambers of Congress.
The United States faces too many challenges for either party to retreat to its respective partisan corner. We must get back into the habit of working together to find common ground.
Though we will surely disagree at times, we are committed to engaging with one another and the Biden Administration in good faith, providing input where possible, and doing our part to find bipartisan progress.” |
