Ohio Sen. Portman joins effort to stop vote on Hagel

In addition, Portman and other Republicans are asking Hagel to provide copies of two speeches he gave on the Middle East.

In a statement, Portman said “at this point I’m inclined to oppose his nomination. But I find it hard to make a final determination until we have received responses to some reasonable requests for information that have been submitted by my colleagues. ‘’

“As a result, I do not support moving forward on a vote until some of these questions are answered,’’ Portman said. “If the White House would work with us to answer some of these reasonable questions, I would be supportive of moving forward with the debate and a vote.”