Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Personnel, issued the following statement on General James Mattis’ confirmation as Secretary of Defense:
 
“I congratulate Secretary of Defense James Mattis and I look forward to working with him to modernize our military, improve the quality of life for our servicemembers and military families, and address the longstanding bureaucratic inefficiencies within the Pentagon.”