Expect a traffic jam in the Senate soon as the race is on to confirm President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees. Once the inauguration festivities conclude at the Capitol, the Senate will get down to business. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has already teed up a meeting for 3:15 pm et on January 20 for the nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to be Secretary of State. The Senate confirmed Trump's Defense Secretary James Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on the evening of January 20, 2017. The Senate previously confirmed Ratcliffe as the Director of National Intelligence during the first Trump Administration. The Senate Energy Committee had to postpone Tuesday's confirmation hearing for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum from Tuesday until Thursday due to delays over paperwork.