WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th October, 2019) The US Senate has voted in favor of confirming Barabara Barrett as the next secretary of Air Force, the Senate press gallery said in a statement.
"85-7 Senate CONFIRMED Barbara Barrett to be Secretary of the Air Force," the press gallery said via Twitter on Wednesday. "Senators voting against: Blumenthal, Duckworth, Gillibrand, Markey, Merkley, Smith and Wyden."
Barrett, a former chairwoman of the nonprofit Aerospace Corporation, was nominated by President Donald Trump in May to replace departing Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson.
