at least one senator, robert menendez, explicitly objected to it. he felt mikehe felt mike pompeoe disclosed the meeting to him when they met afterwards as part of the confirmation process. the senator said he asked specific questions about planning on the north korea like pompeoe felt was withholding. senator heitkamp said she had no objections. like pompeo was withholding. senator heitkamp said she had no objections. she cited the need to have diplomacy on north korea as a reason for voting to confirm mike pompeo at this time. >> heidi heitkamp lending her support, saying she would support the nomination of mike pompeo when it comes to the senate floor. let's go back to the senate foreign relations committee, your tweet where you say pompeo is one vote away from a historic negative confirmations vote in the senate foreign relations committee. what do you mean by historic, and what happens if it is reported unfavorably by the committee? rachel: i use the word historic, because to our knowledge, it has never happened before. they never started relea

here's some of the confirmation debate in the senate beginning with new jersey democrat robert menendez. >> we are about to vote on cloture for secretary of state nominee. i express my opposition. as i said earlier this week i am disappointed in the vote against the secretary of state nominee. i believe the united states needs an effective leader on the global stage but as i consider the nomination including the hearing to past statements in revelations i have lingering concerns which i outlined w in detail and i will not vote for that yet again. i do want to say listening to the remarks at some of my colleagues i was struck by how easily some characterized legitimate concerns about a nominee as a purely partisan act and i was struck by suggestion that they have obstructed the nomination. democratthe democrats on the fon relations committee agreed to every request of the chair man in the process of considering this nomination. we held hearings on the dates the trend requested and the business meetings to vote on the nomination on th the date the chairman requested. we send the nominatio

joining mess is robert menendez. great to have you with me. >> good to be here. >> let me start by playing a bit of same where susan collins was talking about this. >> i am going to vote to confirm him. >> any concerns at all or no? >> i've worked closely with him as a member of the intelligence committee. he is a very bright individual. i don't agree with every position he's taken or every word he has spoken, but i believe he has an extensive knowledge of world affairs that's been enhanced by his time at the cia. in >> what do you make of what she had to say there? you've come out saying you're not going to back his nomination. explain why that is. >> well, i respect senator collins' decision. every one of es have to make our own decisions, but look, i had in-depth discussions with director pompeo first, and then at the hearings. there were three major things. number one -- can you enunciate for me strategies on some of the most critical parts of the world? russia, syria, iran, venezuela. so that i get a sense of wh

new jersey democratic senator robert menendez. scooter libby, if there's a pardon of former vice president dict ck cheney's chief of staff what would your reaction be? >> it would be a message from trump saying if you're loyal to me and you don't spill the beans, that at the end of the day i'll make sure you're taken care of. i think that's the message. >> the president has been and you have an interesting perspective on this because the president, today, when you look at what he's saying about comey and the mueller investigation, in general, what he said about the raid on his lawyer's office this week, the president has been railing at the fbi, at prosecutors, at the special counsel saying they're out of control. you were just put on trial by federal prosecutors. they accused you of bribery. it was a hung jury. they're not going to re-try the case. you said you had concerns about how fbi handled that. when you look at the president complaining about the fbi, investigation. in your own experience, do you have any sense there's val

some objection to the moves by recchi democrats on the committee, said that robert menendez of new jersey. there are 11 republicans and 10 democrats on the committee. everyone is here except for senator isakson of georgia. the center of delaware had been delayed getting there, but arrived in time for the vote. we'll stay here life as they were to resolve the issue. live coverage on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> this is the state of play. the road regarding numbers being present is not a committee rule, it is a senate rule. therefore, committee action cannot overrule that. senator isakson's plane landed at 10:50 p.m., and we cannot with the meeting open until that time. the reason for doing that would be, as i mentioned in my introductory comments -- it does appear that mike pompeo has the votes to become secretary of state. with knowledge that we have members -- democratic members, that will be voted on a positive wa

joining mess is robert menendez. great to have you with me. >> good to be

. >> joining me now is the top democrat in the senate foreign reeses complete senator robert menendez df new jersey who said today he would vote no on the pompeo come nation. let me start with your reasons for coming to that conclusion. >> i don't think director pompeo will be someone who be a strong advocate for diplomacy as the first line of defense. i think he rounds out what is becoming the president's war cabinet. i'm concerned about his past statements about regime change. both in north korea and iran just to mention a few. and i'm concerned about his record on what he has said about people of the muslim faith, about the lgbtq community, and others, and democracy and human rights around the world which the united states promotes starts here at home. those are many of the reasons why i don't believe that he will work to stop the president's worst instincts. >> are you supportive of efforts to engage in direct talks with north korea like pompeo going there and possibly setting up a head to head summit with the president? >> well, you know, ultimately, i worry about the president h

ar >> the cheer of the committee, bob corker in the ranking democrat, robert menendez talking with aids and senator cardin from maryland. senator paul saying that he will support the nomination of mike pompeo to be secretary of state saying after calling continuously for director pompeo to support the president's believes that the iraq war was a mistake, today i received confirmation from the director that he agrees with president trump. senator paul tweeting again -- president trump believes iraq was a mistake and regime change destabilized the region and we must end our involvement in afghanistan and a final tweet from senator paul saying -- having received assurances from president trump and director pompeo that he agrees with the president on these important issues, i have decided to support his nomination to be our next secretary of state. that happening less than 10 minutes ago, that tweet from senator paul. of meeting this afternoon the senate foreign relations committee to vote on the nomination of mike pompeo to be the next secretary of state. sen. corker: the foreign relations

roberts. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would -- >> microphone. >> that would help. thank you, chairman corker. and ranking member menendez and distinguished members of the committee all. it is an honor to be here today and support of my friend and colleague, mike pompeo. as the president's nominee for secretary of state. for more than a decade i have known mike, first as a friend, a business leader, then a congressional colleague, and most recently as the leader of our intelligence community. at home kansas knows mike as a family man. a devoted husband, citizen and father to nick, both of whom are here, i know how proud you are. they know him as a man of integrity, and honesty, of hard work and perseverance. he built a successful business, understood the responsibility of maintaining a payroll, and helped to bring job growth and prosperity to wichita, kansas. they know him to have kansas common sense. and to be plain spoken, to tell it like it is. senator dole and i might -- >> we're going to take a quick break. we're going to continue to monitor this. we're awaiting the opening statement from mike pompeo. the cia direct

robert mueller. it cleared the committee, but it is unlikely to get a vote on the senate floor. a story in the new york times. senator bob menendezs severely admonished by a senate ethics panel for accepting gifts, and he must repay them, is what the ethics panel had to say. some other news happening in washington. let's get in andrew, in fall river, massachusetts. good morning. caller: good morning. on the north and south korea what, i think that trumpeted by acting crazy, lunatic like helps the situation , to at least-un get someone to, you know, to help them out. i am hoping what happens is a long, peaceful solution. it has always been the military conflict, to keep conflicts going. i father was wounded four times in world war ii. my brother served 10 years in the u.s. navy. i served in the navy, and my uncle served 25 years in the corps, on the front lines of north korea and three tours in vietnam. it is time for the military complex to stop making reasons to go to war so other people can make money. have got to find a way to peace, and war is the last resort. talk all sides and make sure all sides have a voice before we go t

roberts. >> thank you, mr. chairman. [ [ muted ] ] >> that would help. thank you, chairman corker and ranking member menendez and distinguished members of the committee all it's an honor to be here and support my kansas friend and colleague mike pompeo as the president's nominee for secretary of state. for more than a decade i have known mike first as a friend then a congressional colleague and then most recently as the leader of our intelligence community. kansas knows mike as a family man, a devoted husband and father. they know him as a man of integrity and honesty, of hard work and perseverance he built a successful business, understood the responsibility of maintaining a payroll and helped to bring job growth and prosperity to wichita, kansas. they know him to have kansas common sense and to be plain spoken, to tell it like it is. senator dole and i might share just a little bit of that, too. they know him as a statesman, who works well with people and who can negotiate solutions in a very effective manner. given these quality, i believe mike pompeo's next challenge in this troubled and tumultuous world