During his opening statement Thursday at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the nomination of Chuck Hagel to lead the Defense Department, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), chairman of the panel, said confirming the former GOP senator from Nebraska “would be a positive message for our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines in harm’s way around the world.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=166166