WASHINGTON -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) predicted the Senate will approve the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) as secretary of defense, despite criticism among members of both parties over his nomination.
"I think Sen. Hagel will be approved, and I think the history of nominees shows and I think his own qualifications also demonstrate that he has the capacity," Blumenthal said on "Fox News Sunday."
Blumenthal, a member of the Senate Armed Services committee, did not hold back his own reservations over President Barack Obama's nomination of Hagel, whose previous statements on Iran and Israel in particular have been called into question by his opponents.
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