U.S. Sen. Richard Burr is delaying the nomination vote and swearing-in of injured Iraq veteran Tammy Duckworth for a high post in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

His actions angered some veterans groups Friday, reports Barbara Barrett.

"Senator Burr has had plenty of time to ask questions of her," said Jon Soltz, chairman of VoteVets.org, an organization of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, in a statement.
"Senator Burr is only hurting American veterans with this nonsense. He should stop playing petty partisan games, stop needling the White House for the sheer fun of it, and grow up."

But Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, still has questions about Duckworth's nomination, his office said.

"He's basically doing some due diligence as he does for every nominee to ensure veterans have the best representation," said Burr's spokesman, David Ward. "It's the same thing he would do with any nominee."

Ward declined to discuss what the questions were about.