The Senate confirmed Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as the 72nd secretary of State on Monday—making him the first member of Trump’s cabinet to be confirmed.
But the best part: It was a unanimous vote, 99-0.
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“No one on this body can doubt that Marco Rubio is an intelligent man with remarkable understanding of American foreign policy and a very deep commitment to the American Dream,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said in remarks on the Senate floor.
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Rubio’s Senate seat will be filled by Florida state Attorney General Ashley Moody.
As the son of Cuban immigrants, Rubio is the first Latino American to serve as top diplomat.
A 14-year veteran of the Senate, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Rubio’s
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