Fox News Reports: The Senate plans to vote once again on Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Defense secretary, with supporters aiming to clear a procedural hurdle [Cloture] after Republicans blocked the nominee in a historic filibuster earlier this month.
According to a Senate Democratic leadership aide, the Senate plans to hold the test vote Tuesday at noon. If Hagel clears the 60-vote threshold, a final vote would likely be scheduled by Wednesday…
Meanwhile, another prominent Obama nominee — Jack Lew, his pick for Treasury secretary — is expected to face a vote on the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday.
Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana says Lew has answered the committee’s questions “in a thorough and fully transparent manner” and the committee has conducted a “thorough review” of the nominee.
Lew would succeed Timothy Geithner in Obama’s second-term Cabinet.
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