The Senate Foreign Relations Committee late Monday afternoon approved Marco Rubio’s nomination unanimously to serve as secretary of state, and a floor vote on his confirmation is expected later in the night.
Mr. Rubio, the outgoing senior senator from Florida, had bipartisan support from his colleagues on the Foreign Relations Committee, where he was previously a senior member of the panel. The vote was 22-0.
His nomination is the first to be approved by a Senate committee and is expected to be the only one to get a floor vote on Inauguration Day.
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Senate Foreign Relations Chairman James E. Risch, Idaho Republican, said Mr. Rubio in his confirmation hearing last week “was flawless in his presentation of American foreign policy.”
The Senate Intelligence Committee approved
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