Senate Foreign Relations Committee Narrowly Recommends Pompeo Nomination

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly voted to recommend CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be confirmed as secretary of state in a vote expected later this week in the full Senate. In a dramatic reversal, Republican Senator Rand Paul changed his mind moments before the meeting started, giving Pompeo the minimum number of votes he needed. VOA’s Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.

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