Reuters reports:
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state, former Exxon Mobil chairman Rex Tillerson, on Monday. The vote was 11-10, with every committee Republican backing Tillerson and every Democrat opposing his nomination. Tillerson is expected to be confirmed for the position when the matter comes before the 100-member Senate, where Republicans hold a 52-seat majority.
“Trump may as well be adding the ExxonMobil logo to the State Dept sign." Statement on Tillerson's committee vote: https://t.co/0ZJdWvZl3s
— Sierra Club (@SierraClub) January 23, 2017
.@SenMarkey: Tillerson "refused to commit to recusing himself" from all ExxonMobil matters as sec. of State; that's "a fundamental conflict" pic.twitter.com/kE4VndK3Sq
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 23, 2017
.@SenMarkey citing conflicts of interest: under Tillerson, @exxonmobil acquired drilling rights the size of Wyoming in Russia
— Andrij Dobriansky (@tufkaa) January 23, 2017