White House: GOP’s Tactics Delaying Hagel Confirmation Are ‘Unconscionable’

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White House deputy press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday that Senate Republicans should drop their opposition to defense secretary Chuck Hagel.

“These delaying tactics are unconscionable, and they should end right away,” he said, according to a White House pool report. 

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