Senate Democrats to force vote to end debate on Hagel nomination [View all]
Source: Washington Post
Senate Democrats are forcing a vote Thursday afternoon to end debate on the nomination of Chuck Hagel to serve as secretary of defense, bringing to a head a showdown over the nomination of the former Republican senator despite strong GOP objections.
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) announced that the Senate would vote at 4:15 p.m., pushing ahead despite calls by several Republican senators to delay the vote until at least Feb. 25, when the Senate is scheduled to return from its President’s Day recess.
By calling the vote for Thursday afternoon, Reid is forcing Republicans to make a snap decision on whether to block President Obama’s choice to lead the Pentagon, which would be a historic first and a stinging rebuke of a former member of their conference. . .
Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-republicans-have-the-votes-to-filibuster-on-hagel/2013/02/14/91afab0c-76c5-11e2-8f84-3e4b513b1a13_story.html?hpid=z1
This should get interesting . . .
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