WASHINGTON - A routine Senate nomination hearing erupted into a confrontation Wednesday when U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno revealed he had obtained the vehicle identification numbers of his Democratic colleagues’ cars, prompting Nevada Democrat Jacky Rosen to accuse him of violating their privacy.

“That seems a little creepy,” said Rosen.

The Westlake Republican also used the hearing to press a transportation department nominee to visit Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport, which city officials would like to redevelop.

The clash between Moreno and Rosen occurred during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing, after Moreno claimed he had collected vehicle identification numbers -- commonly referred to as VINs -- which are assigned by the manufacturers and unique to each

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