President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the State Department could prove too controversial to move out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but a GOP aide says even if that’s the case, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might still be able to get him a vote on the Senate floor.

“Mitch McConnell could still bring that nominee before the Senate,” according to a senior Senate Republican aide, even if Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson loses the vote in committee.