and if they don t answer them, it s going to be very hard for most republicans to vote for them. can the the loyalty to donald trump in the senate, i have a suspicion it maybe is an inch deep at most. obviously there was a very little relationship between donald trump and most senators when he was running his campaign. a lot of them tried to avoid the trump campaign as much as possible. it seems to me all they need is one or two mistakes and n the confirmation hearing process on the trump side of that table, and they re all in trouble. one or two mistakes. and as governor dean mentioned, just one or two members, republican senators. and so you look at the group of senators who were sort of cool towards him during the primary. two of them actually ran against him, marco rubio and lindsey graham. and they re among those who expressed reservations about tillerson and about the approach towards russia. so it wouldn t necessarily be hard to foresee them, you know,
confirmation hearing process on the trump side of that table, and they re all in trouble. one or two mistakes. and as governor dean mentioned, just one or two members, republican senators. and so you look at the group of senators who were sort of cool towards him during the primary. two of them actually ran against him, marco rubio and lindsey graham. and they re among those who expressed reservations about tillerson and about the approach towards russia. so it wouldn t necessarily be hard to foresee them, you know, coming to a place where they might have express serious concerns and maybe even vote against. that said, everyone who has expressed concerns within the republican party from leadership to this point has eventually fallen in line, whether it was mitch mcconnell or paul ryan. even marco rubio eventually came around during the general election. so they haven t really shown necessarily they ve shown they want to put party unity ahead in what we think of is key principles
consider folks, even those who criticized him in the past, who might have some greater international experience, than folks mentioned in the first couple of days. i assume you re referring to mitt romney. is he someone you could easily vote to confirm? i think we owe it to the american people to have a full confirmation hearing process, regardless of who is nominated. whether it s for supreme court justice or attorney general on secretary of state. but mitt romney brings the kind of senior government experience as governor, as a candidate for president, and as someone i ll remind you who in 2012 in the presidential campaign, said he saw russia as one of the greatest security challenges we would face in the century. so i think mitt romney has established himself as a credible candidate and who sees our current challenges in the world clearly. he called russia four years ago, it was in an interview with me, america s number one geopolitical foe. he was criticized, even by
andrea asked secretary sebelius if she was pushed out. the secretary said that was not the case. she said this felt like the right time to leave. it s the end of the open enrollment period. they did get their stated goal of 7 million people to sign up. so now the focus shifts to omb director sylvia matthews burrwell, president obama s pick to take over as hhs secretary. she faces what is expected to be a contentious confirmation hearing process. democrats a bit concerned that this is shining a spotlight on some of the problems with the health care law right in the middle of the midterm elections. the obama administration hoping that the confirmation process will happen quickly, so that they can move beyond this. it is anticipated that ultimately burrwell will be confirmed. kristen, stay right there. we ll come back to you and talk about the white house s perspective on what s happening in the ukraine in just a moment. developing there in ukraine, the unrest has turned deadly. a g
us she s modest, she s approachable, she s extremely intelligent. just the kind of qualifications you d look for in a nominee. but first kagan has to get through that confirmation hearing process. she says she finds fall with that exact process saying it doesn t really help the public learn something significant about a nominee. her friends are hoping the process shows she is the right person for the job. solicitor general and my friend, elena kagan. reporter: the announcement not entirely unexpected. elena kagan had been on the short list for some time. but it still came as somewhat of a shock to her friends, like kevin and josh. sort of had to lis an few times to make sure i heard it right. it was very sur vereal stand next to the president. reporter: do you remember what your thoughts were when you heard that the president had chosen her? holy [ bleep ] oh, sorry.