washington republican democratic leaders u.s. senate foreign relations committee blast u.s. state department tuesday cut staff describe failure plan propose reorganization think anywhere close plan present relative reform want say senator bob corker republican chairman committee rex tillerson republican president donald trump secretary state embrace white house proposal reject key members congress cut state department budget 30 percent impose hire freeze analyze agency operations decide reorganize tillerson former chief executive exxon mobil corp take office feb. offer specifics ease concern include congress plan risk weaken u.s. stand world senator ben cardin top democrat foreign relations panel call staff reductions risk national security high-level decapitation leadership folks situation alarm put country danger cardin say committee business meet corker say panel unsatisfactory meet last week state department concern bipartisan need much focus hold accountable corker say trump several time contradict tillerson foreign policy issue president say early month opinion one matter u.s. foreign policy one matter trump say fox news one matter come policy go be senators blast state department cut