John Cornyn of Texas, the No. 2 Senate Republican; Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott of South Carolina; Roger Wicker of Mississippi; David Vitter of Louisiana; Ted Cruz of Texas; Mike Lee of Utah; Patrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania; Marco Rubio of Florida; Dan Coats of Indiana; Ron Johnson of Wisconsin; James E. Risch of Idaho; John Barrasso of Wyoming; and Tom Coburn and James Inhofe of Oklahoma are the 15 Republican senators now calling on Obama to recall the Hagel nomination. ...NYT
The Times reports that the recall is most likely not going to happen. Hagel has 55 votes from Democrats or those who vote with Dems, and three certain Republican votes. The confirmation is expected on Tuesday.
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