Marco Rubio Secretary of State Confirmation Hearing Meets Little Opposition

The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee joined in the praise Marco Rubio at the Florida senator’s nomination hearing for secretary of state, signaling that he will face one of the easiest confirmations of the president-elect Donald Trump‘s cabinet.

“You have earned one of the most difficult jobs out there, but after serving with you for so many years, I am confident that you are the right person to take on the threats we face, “Senator James Risch of Idaho, the panel’s Republican chairman, Rubio told the hearing Wednesday.