Flake undecided on Pompeo's State nomination
"I don't expect diplomacy to be negotiated out in the open but I do expect for someone who is the nominee to be secretary of state, when he speaks with committee leadership and is asked specific questions about North Korea, to share some insights about such a visit", Menendez said.
Rep. Jim Himes (D., Conn.) said Wednesday that if he were a senator, he would be inclined to vote to confirm CIA Director Mike Pompeo as President Donald Trump's next secretary of state.
Under Senate rules, if the nominee does not have support in the committee, the panel could report to the full Senate unfavorably, which would send a strong rebuke to the White House, or simply report without a recommendation.
On Wednesday the president touted the current Central Intelligence Agency director's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over Easter weekend, saying the "meeting went very smoothly and a good relationship was formed". With a political map that includes 10 Democrats running for re-election in states Trump won in 2016, some by sizable margins, and GOP lawmakers and aides say, at least at this point, they are confident in Pompeo's pathway to confirmation. While Republicans hold a slim majority, the absence of Senator John McCain for medical reasons and opposition from Senator Paul will require support from Democrats to get him confirmed.
On the Republican side of the committee Senator Rand Paul is opposing, and Senator Jeff Flake has not made his position public yet.
Nine of the 10 Democrats have announced they oppose Pompeo, and none has announced support.
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As things stand, all Democrats on the committee except Senator Chris Coons have rejected the nomination.
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., who also sits on Foreign Relations, earlier declared his opposition to Pompeo, saying in a Facebook post that he "has a long and troubling record on a wide range of issues - from his extreme views on women's health to his refusal to call out Russian Federation for meddling in our elections - that make him an unacceptable choice to be the face of American diplomacy to the world". Joe Manchin of West Virginia and independent Sen. "Secretary of state is a whole different deal". McCaskill said she also wants to meet with Pompeo before finalizing her decision.
The senator said the nominee also was not forthcoming when questioned about the federal investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russian Federation to sway the 2016 presidential election.
Menendez said in a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank. "And I don't think he'll let us down again", Trump said.
Opponents also say Pompeo's opposition to gay marriage and past ties to anti-Muslim organizations make him too ideologically conservative to represent the country on the world stage.
"Now more than ever, we need a Secretary of State who will stand strong for vigorous U.S. diplomacy", Virginia Democratic Sen.
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