BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says she will support CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s nomination to become secretary of state.
Pompeo faces Democratic opposition so Heitkamp’s vote is seen as crucial for Republicans to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee.
Heitkamp says in a statement Thursday that she met with Pompeo last month to discuss his nomination. She says he is “committed to empowering the diplomats at the State Department so they can do their jobs in advancing American interests.”
Heitkamp, North Dakota’s only Democratic statewide officeholder, faces a tough re-election fight from GOP Rep. Kevin Cramer in a critical race for control of the Senate.
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