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Senator Waiting For White House Promise Not To Block Promotion Of Impeachment Witness

Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, wears a protective mask during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in May.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth tells NPR she still hasn't been assured by the secretary of defense that the administration won't block the routine promotion of impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman.

Duckworth that she would hold up the promotions of more than 1,100 senior Army officers unless Secretary of Defense Mark

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