Senate confirmed General Lloyd Austin, nominated by President Obama to be commander of US Central Command, by unanimous consent in March 2013, three weeks after his Senate Armed Services Cmte confirmation hearing. c-span.org/video/?310993-… @cspan 
Gen Austin at his 2013 Senate hearing:"It has been a tremendous privilege for me to serve my country in uniform for nearly 4 decades,& I am grateful to be able to continue to serve.I am honored & humbled to have been nominated by the President to serve as a commander of CENTCOM."
Gen. Austin introduced his wife at his Senate confirmation hearing for US CENTCOM commander on February 14, 2013: "My thanks to you, Charlene, for your love and support, and for your many sacrifices, and Happy Valentine’s Day."
Gen. Austin to then-Senate Armed Services Ranking Inhofe in 2013 on impact of sequestration budget cuts on US military: "I believe that sequestration will have enormously negative effects on the Services’ ability to resource our efforts."
Austin:"What will happen is all the Srvcs are committed to supporting the current fight,which is what we should be doing.Over time,the follow-on deployers will be less ready. Our ability to respond to emerging contingencies in the region,we’ll have less of an ability to do that."
Austin: "We’ll have less flexibility and fewer options,
because of some of the pressure now, with pressure on the budget."
because of some of the pressure now, with pressure on the budget."
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