Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves John Kerry as 68th secretary of state. Full Senate vote on nomination coming today.
— Robert Rizzuto (@RRizzuto413) January 29, 2013
Well, no surprise after the lovefest hearing.
Twitchy will continue to monitor this story and will bring you news from the full vote, expected this afternoon.
Update: Reaction starts to roll in.
What a stupid country we are RT .@WLTX: (AP) – Senate panel approves nomination of Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state #tcot
— Ric the Magnificent (@NASCARNAC) January 29, 2013
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/296278491136131072
Kerry appointment to Secretary of State paves way for nomination of Jane Fonda as Defense Secretary
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) January 29, 2013