USA TODAY: Warren hits Trump nuclear weapons nominee over qualifications, China business ties
On the eve of his confirmation hearing before a Senate panel, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration faces scrutiny from one of the lawmakers he will face Tuesday.
Trump's pick, Brandon Williams, is a former Navy submarine officer who served one term as a Republican congressman from New York. During a nearly six-year Navy stint, Williams completed the rigorous Naval Nuclear Power School and served aboard the USS Georgia missile submarine.
But Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said she fears Williams "lack[s] the experience and judgment" to oversee the agency that designs, produces and maintains the U.S. nuclear arsenal, according to a letter she sent to Williams.
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By: Davis Winkie
Source: USA TODAY
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