Senate Confirms Pro-Life Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State

Pro-life conservative Mike Pompeo became the new Secretary of State on Thursday when the U.S. Senate voted 57 to 42 to confirm his nomination.
Pompeo leaves his role as the director of the CIA to take the new, high level position. A former U.S. Congressman from Kansas, Pompeo has a long record of supporting pro-life legislation. 
The Washington Examiner reports six Democrats and one independent who leans Democrat crossed party lines and voted to confirm him. Many lawmakers faced pressure from the pro-abortion lobby to oppose Pompeo.
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