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Fentanyl out. >> its going to take much tougher action if were going to save ultimately two vietnams a year of deaths. >> thank you, mr. chair. >> thank you. senator grasso. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for your patience staying with us. i had a couple questions to follow-up on things youve been asked -- >> im jake tapper. were going to take a break away from the hearing. im joined now by former defense secretary robert gates who introduced rex tillerson at his senate hearing today. tha...

Members of the committee for letting me introduce rex tillerson. >> thank you for being maybe the first prompt senator ive witnessed here. thank you so much. >> trying to set the standard. >> thank you, sir. >> mr. chairman, ranking member cardin, members of the committee, good morning. it is a privilege to joan you this morning and have the opportunity to help introduce my fellow texan and the secretary of state designee rex tillerson. as many of you know, rex is a texan born and raised in wich...

Eagle scout rex tillerson as the president-elects nominee to be the next secretary of state. ive known mr. tillerson through a number of years through our shared experience in leading the boy scouts of america. on many occasions after a day of meetings, rex and i would talk often for hours ability international affairs including russia and vladimir putin. i believe i have a pretty good idea about how he thinks about the world and the challenges we fa face. the secretary of state has four importa...

Corporations. as a lifelong texan, rex has been recognized for something you dont ordinary associate with being a powerful business lead erd and head of one of the largest corporations in the world. hes been recognized for his humility and his altruism. one of my constituents recently wrote a piece in the "dallas morning news" talking about serving on a jury with mr. tillerson recently. she noted on that jury his natural leadership ability and charisma helped them deliver justice in a delicate a...

Worlds most respected companies with over 75,000 employees and over $250 billion in revenue. exxon, a proud texas company, does business in 52 countries, and rex has traveled the globe negotiating business deals with world leaders, effectively advocating for the interest of his company, shareholders and employees. the numerous achievements that rex has earned, they dont come without hard work, dedication and passion for ones mission. this is the work ethic and spirit that america needs in its se...

Of exceptionalism and put americas interests first. repeatedly, the current administration has used the united nations to try to circumvent the will of congress and the american people. i look forward to a president and secretary of state who will instead vigorously defend u.s. sovereignty. i believe that rex has an incredible opportunity to defend the foreign policy principles upon which president-elect trump campaigned, to strengthen our friendship and alliances and to defeat our enemies. and ...

Morning, we would often spend several hours at the end of the day talking about international affairs and so on. so, when the president-elect asked me if it was a blank slate who would i recommend, i put rexs name forward. >> what do you make of the concerns that youve heard expressed from some of the democrats on the senate foreign relations committee about tillerson not expressing more outward condemnation of human rights in saudi arabia, human rights violations in the philippines, whether or ...

Figure but public life is something different. we saw that play out. he had big support, roberts gates speaking on his half, former senator sam nunn, speaking on his behalf. theres been a lot of comings and goings. we also had protesters, not quite as colorful and loud on the first day of confirmation hearings with jeff sessions. green peace was here saying, reject rex. trying tone courage senators not to support this nomination. the numbers are so strong in favor of republican nominee like this...

Effective diplomatic tools in our arsenal, one we rely on to avoid putting american lives at risk by engaging in traditional kinnetic warfare. now today, in response to a previous question by senator cardin, you said sanctions are a powerful tool. but you have made statements and given speeches where you have said you do not believe sanctions are a useful tool. so if sanctions are not a useful tool, have you changed your view? what are the tools of peaceful diplomacy you will use to get countrie...

I was representing in my capacity as attorney general the state of texas and we had the temerity to sue exxonmobile, and lets say our first encounter was a little awkward to say the least, but over the years i have grown to admire and respect rex, and he didnt let our differences get in the way of what we could agree on. since then i have seen him demonstrate an uncanny ability that will serve him and our country well as its chief diplomat, and thats an ability to depthly handle business matters...