Controversial military personnel nominee faces Senate panel this week

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Tata was originally nominated for the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness role in 2020 but withdrew his name from consideration after numerous inflammatory comments became public.
53% : He also posted anti-Islamic comments on social media, drawing condemnation from military leaders.
46% : Senate Armed Services -- 9:30 a.m. -- G-50 Dirksen Nominations The committee will consider the nominations of Anthony Tata to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and Katherine Sutton to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy.
33% : Trump later appointed Tata as Pentagon policy chief, getting around the Senate confirmation process.
31% : Upon his return to the Oval Office, Trump opted to nominate Tata again for the Pentagon personnel leadership role, a decision that will bring the fight again before the politically divided Senate Armed Services Committee.

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