Thursday, February 7, 2013

U.S. Secretary Of Defense Nominee Chuck Hagel Confirmation Put On Hold By Senate Committee

Chuck Hagel, the defense secretary nominee, facing the Senate Armed Services Committee. Christopher Gregory/The New York Times

Senate Committee Postpones Vote On Hagel Confirmation -- Reuters

(Reuters) - The Senate Armed Services Committee delayed a vote on Chuck Hagel's confirmation as secretary of defense, the panel's chairman said on Wednesday, amid Republican demands for more information from President Barack Obama's nominee.

"The committee's vote on Senator Hagel's nomination has not been scheduled," Senator Carl Levin said in a statement. "I had hoped to hold a vote on the nomination this week, but the committee's review of the nomination is not yet complete."

But the delay is not expected to mean that Hagel will not be confirmed. The former senator's backers are still confident he will succeed the retiring Leon Panetta as Pentagon chief. They attributed the postponement to Republican insistence on political posturing.

Levin, a Democrat, said he intended to schedule a vote as soon as possible.

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More News On The Confirmation Of U.S. Secretary Of Defense Nominee Chuck Hagel Being Put On Hold By The U.S. Senate

Senate panel postpones vote on Hagel nomination as GOP demands more info -- FOX News/AP
Hagel nomination vote delayed -- Washington Times
Senate panel's vote on Hagel nomination won't come Thursday -- CNN
Senate Republicans Play Coy on Hagel Filibuster or ‘Hold’ -- Defense News
Levin Says Hagel Confirmation Vote Won’t Happen This Week -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Hagel vote up in air -- UPI
Hagel Will Be Confirmed Whenever the Senate Gets Around to Voting on Him -- The Atlantic

My Comment: He will still be confirmed .... the Democrats are not going to block President Obama's nominee .... but in view of how he performed in his appearance in front of the committee last week .... and on how bad it was .... the concerns and doubts that some of these senators have been voicing are certainly justified.

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