Obama's defense secretary nominee suffers setback

Obama's defense secretary nominee suffers setback

February 14, 2013 4:24 PM

Former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel became the third cabinet nominee ever to be successfully filibustered, and as Nancy Cordes reports, it came at the hands of his former Republican colleagues.

Senate GOP filibusters Hagel confirmation
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