releases: https://web.archive.org/web/20141206043652/http://www.vitter.senate.gov/newsroom/press/-vitter-statement-on-secretary-of-defense-chuck-hagel-resignation
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| 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 | legacy | Vitter Statement on Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Resignation Monday, November 24, 2014 (Metairie, La.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today made the following statement regarding Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s resignation. Vitter opposed Hagel’s nomination in the Senate in 2013. “The 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’re not new threats, and the Administration has ignored them for too long,” Vitter said. “I opposed Chuck Hagel’s nomination in 2013 because of concerns like this – and hope that Obama will nominate someone who can effectively combat terror, and deal with turmoil in Israel and Iran.” In February 2013, Vitter opposed Hagel’s 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’s nomination would send the wrong message to our allies and enemies alike. Click here to watch the video of Vitter’s statement and interaction with Chairman Levin about the lack of disclosure of Hagel’s speeches. In a February 5, 2013 letter from Sen. Hagel to the Armed Services Committee, Hagel stated he “conducted 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.” -30- | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |