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STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON THE NOMINATION OF CHUCK HAGEL AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
January 7, 2013
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement on the nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense:
“Chuck Hagel served our nation with honor in Vietnam and I congratulate him on this nomination. I have serious concerns about positions Senator Hagel has taken on a range of critical national security issues in recent years, which we will fully consider in the course of his confirmation process before the Senate Armed Services Committee.”
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