Obama's pick for defense secretary blocked in Congress
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's nomination1 of Chuck Hagel for defense2 secretary was blocked Thursday in the Senate, after a vote failed to garner3 the 60 votes needed to end debate on the matter.
The vote was 50 to 40, falling short of the 60-vote supermajority. As members of Congress were set to leave for President's Day
recess4 on Friday, the Senate would reschedule another vote when they come back late February.
Four Republicans, including Susan Collins of Maine, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mike Johanns of Nebraska joined
Democrats5 and Independents in support of the nomination.
Republicans have been calling for more time to consider the nomination, saying it was too early to clear Hagel's nomination, but they are open to an up-or-down vote after the Senate returns on Feb. 25.
Some GOP senators have used the nomination to
leverage6 the White House into giving them more information on last year's attack on U.S.
Consulate7 in Benghazi, Libya.
Senate Democratic Leader
Harry8 Reid scheduled the vote Thursday after failing to secure enough Republican support for the nomination. Media reports indicated that Democrats were trying to cast Republicans as obstructionists with the
doomed9 vote.
Earlier Thursday, Reid scolded Republicans for holding up the nomination, saying it was the first
filibuster10 of a defense
nominee11 in history. Republicans
bristled12 at the notion, saying Hagel will almost surely be confirmed after the recess.
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