The senate on Wednesday a team suddenly postponed chuck hagel · the republican required more information, from the United States President barack Obama's nominee, he paid the speech and business about defense long nomination to a vote.
D - Michigan democratic senator Carl levin, the military committee chairman, hope to vote on Thursday in a separate nomination to Libya's hearing, but levin late on Wednesday released a statement saying that no voting rights will take place in this week.
, "levine said:" the nomination committee review is not yet finished, I'm going to arrange the nomination vote as soon as possible.
A few hours ago, the committee republicans say they hagel information panel provides his confirmation hearings said last week discontent, and could not happen. They focus on his speech and subordinate relations tissues, such as the Atlantic council, an independent public interest groups.
Hagel, before two as from Nebraska republican senator, to face his former republican colleagues have questioned his past statements and vote, Israel, Iran and nuclear weapons against the strong. It is not clear whether an delay derailed the nomination, or just delayed action to Obama's choice to replace the defense secretary Leon · palmer inside tower (Leon Panetta).
In XinHai Kruger, republicans complain that he didn't answer a few questions, including more than 5000 us dollars, he has received over the past five years of all charges. They also put pressure on to him, his recent speech, he has solved group and their donors.
"The committee and the American people have the right to know if was nominated for defense minister has been compensation, directly or indirectly, from abroad," senate republicans wrote. "Until the committee received comprehensive and complete answers, it can't be sincerely determine whether should be recognized as defense secretary."
The ap has obtained a letter, signed more than two dozen republicans, including minority leader MaiKangNaiEr, R - KY.
Freshman senator ted cruz, R - Texas who opposed to hagrid's nomination, complained to his colleagues said Tuesday in a closed-door meeting on the information provided by the nominee. Other republicans raised objections to the vote.
"I'm not going to make any decision senator hagel, until we get our all of the information required," senator graham, they suggest, for a small group of reporters on Wednesday. "I don't think we should vote."
Hagrid's, in a separate committee republican letter, tried to explain that they are looking for information, not with.
"My role is entity recognition as current and former members of the board of directors or advisory committee, I didn't participate in any enterprise in daily daily management, some companies are not involved in several years, hagrid's write." "So, in fact, I don't think I have any of the requested information, more important is, you are looking for information legally control, from a single entity, not I said."
Senate Democrats accounted for most of the people, continue to stand in the back of the nomination, and no Democrats say, he or she will vote against the President's draft picks for his second term national security team. Hagel, 66 years old, is a decorated Vietnam combat veterans.
About a dozen republicans have said they will oppose their former colleagues and several other people have said they may vote.
The Democrats hold a 55-45 advantage in the senate and two republican has announced support hagrid's - Mississippi and Johns · hagel hometown Nebraska senator saad el din wahba cochran. More than a handful of republicans, including senator John McCain, R - Arizona, have said they opposed to obstruct the bill through the nomination.
Last month, hagrid, pentagon officials said, he will give up some of his financial holding company, and resigned from the board of directors of the company and public interest groups, in order to avoid potential conflicts of interest, if he won the senate confirmation.
He says he will resign from the chevron and the board of directors of the company, shed investment in energy companies, the government's main contractor. He will also break off the relationship, and with McCarthy Omaha private equity investment group co., LTD., the company's investment.
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