New GOP senator tears into Dems 'seeking to delay' Pete Hegseth DOD confirmation
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Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., hit back at a Democrat's call for more documents on Pete Hegseth before his confirmation hearing, which is already scheduled for next week.
"As you are aware, Senators who are going to oppose the Hegseth nomination no matter what are seeking to delay and deny President Trump his Secretary of Defense being confirmed quickly. If they are successful, this will harm America’s national security during the crucial transition of power later this month," he wrote to Wicker on Wednesday. Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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