House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that most Democrats won't oppose compromise language in a stopgap spending measure aimed at expediting consideration of President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE’s pick for Defense secretary.

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“I don’t think that will be an obstacle — maybe for some,” Pelosi told reporters Wednesday.

Before he can be confirmed, former Gen. James Mattis, who retired in 2013, needs Congress to pass a waiver to a law that says Defense secretaries must be out of uniform at least seven years. The law is meant to maintain civilian control of the military.

On Tuesday, Pelosi and other Democrats warned Republicans against including the waiver itself in the continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government, which must pass by Friday or the government will run out of money.

The CR language unveiled Tuesday night would not grant the waiver, but rather establish an expedited process for considering it. Under the language, the Senate Armed Services Committee would have fives days to take up the waiver after it’s introduced, or else it goes straight to the Senate floor.

Also, debate on the Senate floor would be limited to no more than 10 hours. But the waiver would still need 60 votes to pass the Senate.

Pelosi said House Armed Services ranking member Adam Smith David (Adam) Adam SmithWhen 'Buy American' and common sense collide Overnight Defense: Marine Corps brushes off criticism of Marines' appearance in GOP convention video | US troops injured in collision with Russian vehicle in Syria | Dems ask for probe of Vindman retaliation allegations Democrats press Pentagon watchdog to probe allegations of retaliation against Vindman brothers MORE (D-Wash.) and Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) ensured the House’s interests were represented in the final language.

“It’s a compromise that they have a comfort level with,” she said.

She also said that while civilian control of the military is important, Trump’s choice for Pentagon chief could have been worse.

“The overriding principal since the revolution of our country has been the civilian control of the military. Only in recent history was that diverted from … in 1950 when George Marshall was granted a waiver to serve as secretary of Defense even though he had not been out of the military for seven years,” she said. “This is not Gen. Marshall. But compared to some of the other people he could put forth, you have to make a judgment.”