President Barack Obama nominated Eric Fanning to be Secretary of the Army on September 18, 2015. If confirmed, Fanning would be the nation’s first openly gay leader of a military service. However, his nomination has been blocked for eight months by Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) over policy disagreements on the detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay. This is an abuse of senatorial privilege. Even Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has called for a vote -- comparing Robert’s move to “shooting a hostage.” And, the American People deserve better. The Senate should invoke cloture and bring Fanning's nomination to an immediate vote.
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