Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware talks with Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson

     Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson (left) meets with Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, Wednesday in Washington. The committee will conduct Tillerson's confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

    Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson (left) meets with Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, Wednesday in Washington. The committee will conduct Tillerson's confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

    In advance of his confirmation hearings tentatively scheduled for next week, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as Secretary of State was in Washington, D.C., today. Rex Tillerson met with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, including U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware.

    Coons shared his impressions of the nominee and thoughts about the upcoming confirmation hearing with NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller.

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