{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20141206043652/http://www.vitter.senate.gov/newsroom/press/-vitter-statement-on-secretary-of-defense-chuck-hagel-resignation", "Vitter Statement on Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Resignation", "2014-11-24", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "LA", "David Vitter", "V000127", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Vitter Statement on Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Resignation\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMonday, November 24, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t(Metairie, La.) \u2013 U.S. Sen. David Vitter, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today made the following statement regarding Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel\u2019s resignation. Vitter opposed Hagel\u2019s nomination in the Senate in 2013.\n\u201cThe rise of ISIS in Syria and Iraq is a huge national security threat right now, and the Obama Administration including Secretary Hagel has not shown the leadership to adequately deal with them. The larger problem is that they\u2019re not new threats, and the Administration has ignored them for too long,\u201d Vitter said. \u201cI opposed Chuck Hagel\u2019s nomination in 2013 because of concerns like this \u2013 and hope that Obama will nominate someone who can effectively combat terror, and deal with turmoil in Israel and Iran.\u201d\nIn February 2013, Vitter opposed Hagel\u2019s nomination and raised concerns that he was rushed through the Senate confirmation process. Vitter also raised concerns about statements and actions on a nuclear Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah, suggesting that Hagel\u2019s nomination would send the wrong message to our allies and enemies alike.\nClick here\u00a0to watch the video of Vitter\u2019s statement and interaction with Chairman Levin about the lack of disclosure of Hagel\u2019s speeches.\nIn a February 5, 2013 letter from Sen. Hagel to the Armed Services Committee, Hagel stated he \u201cconducted an exhaustive search for all of my speaking engagements over the past five years. All available prepared texts and transcripts have been provided to the Committee.\u201d\n-30-", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20141206043652/http://www.vitter.senate.gov/newsroom/press/-vitter-statement-on-secretary-of-defense-chuck-hagel-resignation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.373212017118931, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}