1. The committee is almost evenly divides, with eleven Republicans and ten Democrats.
2. Since Republicans only have a narrow majority in the Senate, they also have a slim majority in the committee since seats are allocated proportionately.
3. Rand Paul has said he will not vote for Pompeo.
4. Nothing, except that Pompeo will not have the approval of the committee. If he wins the floor vote, he can still become Secretary of State.
5. The two Democrats represent states that voted Trump.
6. He was a West Point and Harvard Law School graduate, a US Army veteran, and a three-term Congress member, while also having experience on the House Intelligence Committee and the Select Committee on Benghazi.
7. Pompeo is a Trump supporter accused of distorting facts in order to make the President and himself seem more favorable.
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