"black site" in Thailand. Senators also pressed her about the destruction of 92 CIA interrogation videotapes.

The American Civil Liberties Union called the committee's endorsement an "embarrassment" to democracy.

"[The Senate intelligence committee] voted to reward a dark, criminal chapter of our country's history when it shouldn't have agreed to a vote until Haspel's full torture record was made public," the ACLU tweeted. "As Haspel's nomination moves to the full Senate, other senators should do the job the committee failed to."

Panel Chairman Richard Burr, though, called Haspel "the most qualified person" to lead the agency.

"She has acted morally, ethically, and legally, over a distinguished 30-year career and is the right person to lead the Agency into an uncertain and challenging future," he said.

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Now to day 30 of the record partial government shutdown. Democrats rejecting president trump's latest proposal to end it. ABC's David Wright is at the white house where that stalemate continues. David, good morning. Reporter: Good morning, whit. The stalemate continues. Bitter and petty. One month into this federal government shutdown, the two sides seem to be no closer to ending this standoff, but now the white house is trying to set a different tone. In the oval office this weekend, an unusual ceremony. Five new Americans took the oath of citizenship. This is the first such swearing in that we have ever had in the great oval office. So that's a pretty big thing right there. Reporter: