by Rebecca Shabad and Frank Thorp V
WASHINGTON — CIA Director Mike Pompeo
starts off a crucial week in his journey to Senate confirmation as
secretary of state facing a Monday committee vote that's likely to be an
unfavorable one, and a razor-thin margin of support in the full
chamber.
All Democrats on the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as committee member Sen.
Rand Paul, R-Ky., have announced their opposition to Pompeo's
nomination. If all stick to that position at Monday's 5 p.m. ET vote,
the nomination will not have enough support to be reported favorably to
the full Senate.
Despite that lack of support at the committee
level, Republican and Democratic leadership aides say that Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., can still bring up his
nomination for a floor vote and is expected to do so later in the week —
regardless of the committee vote — after jumping over some procedural
hurdles.
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Source: NBC News
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