washington secretary state nominee rex tillerson express view wednesday odds president-elect donald trump position key foreign policy issue like nuclear proliferation trade deal climate change relations mexico nine-hour senate confirmation hear former chief executive oil company exxon mobil say favor maintain u.s. sanction russia nato ally right alarm moscow grow aggression russia dominate much hear concern democrats republicans moscow interference u.s. presidential election 2014 annexation crimea ukraine involvement syrian civil war question soon move threat pose islamic state china behavior south china sea human right tillerson ability make clean break career exxon mobil become america top diplomat tillerson say differences trump major issue would necessarily put loggerheads white house say everyone trump cabinet would chance discuss issue president decide describe open transparent stark departure trump tillerson say would acceptable u.s. ally acquire nuclear weapons also see need muslim registry say support target particular group ask democratic senator edward markey trump comment interview would oppose u.s. ally include japan obtain nuclear weapons tillerson reply agree tillerson say oppose trans pacific partnership trade deal trump criticize acknowledge negotiate deal may serve u.s. interest tillerson however leave room broad reversals change obama administration policies line trump position include trade cuba iran nuclear deal say ought undergo full review hear senate foreign relations committee interrupt sporadically protesters tillerson 64 expect confirm republican-controlled senate senators express concern tillerson tie russia exxon mobil trump desire improve relations moscow tillerson refuse call russian president vladimir putin war criminal keep door open possible change u.s. sanction policy russia say see classify information russian meddle would leave things status quo able convey go either way tillerson say suggest open frank dialogue moscow good understand intentions blame russia aggression toward ukraine since 2014 absence american leadership say unite state take strong action deter russia advocate responses deter prevent expansion bad actor behavior say tillerson say fair assumption putin aware russian efforts interfere u.s. election say discuss russia policy trump democratic senator robert menendez say pretty amaze tense exchange republican senator marco rubio push tillerson whether believe putin war criminal reference russia military action support syria government would use term tillerson say add serious charge make would want much information reach conclusion rubio run trump republican presidential nomination shoot back much information hard say vladimir putin military conduct war crimes aleppo refer syrian city recently retake government force back russia add find discourage inability cite think globally accept tillerson sidestep question human right decline condemn countries like saudi arabia philippines right abuse say want see facts first rubio tell reporters late unsure could vote tillerson one 11 republicans 21-member panel support key tillerson win committee back tillerson say would recommend full review nuclear deal iran reach unite state world power call outright rejection 2015 accord tehran agree curtail nuclear program exchange relief cripple economic sanction trump make contradictory statements deal threaten dismantle tillerson say china deny access islands build contest south china sea add approach deal north korea recently say close carry first test intercontinental ballistic missile would long-term plan base sanction proper implementation ask could make unbiased decisions time exxon mobil world large publicly trade oil producer say would act america interest tillerson dodge direct question whether believe climate change cause human activity risk climate change exist consequences could serious enough action take say add ability predict effect greenhouse gas limit trump call global warm hoax perpetrate china threaten quit paris climate accord global agreement curb emissions tillerson call mexico long-standing neighbor friend country trump say build wall mexican border 2015 presidential announcement speech describe mexican migrants unite state drug-runners rapists tillerson responses calm measure without obvious reliance note oppose u.s. sanction russia 2014 annexation crimea ukraine say think would ineffective wednesday say never personally lobby sanction emphasize aware exxon mobil directly tillerson late acknowledge speak u.s. treasury secretary jack lew regard gap american european sanction russia democratic senator chris murphy vigorously challenge tillerson issue say call u.s. senator express concern measure likely constitute lobby exxon lobby congress regard sanction russia follow annexation crimea lobby directly relate energy matter accord regulatory file secretary state nominee tillerson veer trump key issue