Schumer weaponizes Mullin nomination to demand DHS overhaul, says 'rot' goes beyond Noem
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., was just tapped to replace embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, but first he must be confirmed by the Senate.
But with anger and frustration over the direction of the Department of Homeland Security under Noem still simmering, and the agency still shut down, Senate Democrats aren’t likely to make that an easy process.
Still, Mullin said he was ready for the challenge ahead.
SCHUMER, DEMS HOLD FIRM ON DHS FUNDING DESPITE NOEM'S BOMBSHELL OUSTING
"We're going to try to earn everybody's vote," Mullin said.
"I want people to understand I'm not — when I go into this position, yes, I'm a Republican, yes, I'm conservative," he continued. "But the Department of Homeland Security is to keep everybody — regardless of whether you support me, if you don't support me, regardless of what your thoughts are — I'm here to enforce the policies that Congress passed."
Mullin’s confirmation process could become the next battleground for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats to continue their campaign of handcuffing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
They have so far rejected every offer from the White House on compromise reforms to the agency and on Thursday again blocked a full-year funding bill to reopen DHS.
KRISTI NOEM TO FACE SENATE GRILLING OVER MINNEAPOLIS SHOOTINGS AS DHS SHUTDOWN HITS WEEK 3
"I’ve been asked if I would support Sen. Mullin as Noem’s replacement," Schumer said on X. "The answer is a resounding NO. The rot in DHS is deep, much deeper than any individual. It’s a question of policy, not personnel. The Senate should not consider any DHS Secretary nominee until DHS and ICE are reined in."
Mullin said that he would sit down with Schumer if the top Senate Democrat wished, but reiterated that he was after every Democrats' vote for the job.
"At the end of the day, all I can do is do my job," Mullin said. "I'm not going to get into, you know, a tit-for-tat, but if they have real concerns, I'm going to listen to it. I'm going to see if it's practical. But nothing's going to prevent me from doing my job."
Floor and committee time is a valuable commodity in the Senate, which is currently processing a colossal housing package and still trying to reopen the very agency Mullin has been tapped to run.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., hopes to get the ball rolling quickly to fill the position, given that President Donald Trump set Noem’s exit date from the job for March 31.
KRISTI NOEM OUSTED FROM HOMELAND SECURITY POST AMID RECENT TURMOIL
"He's obviously pretty well-vetted around …
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., was just tapped to replace embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, but first he must be confirmed by the Senate.
But with anger and frustration over the direction of the Department of Homeland Security under Noem still simmering, and the agency still shut down, Senate Democrats aren’t likely to make that an easy process.
Still, Mullin said he was ready for the challenge ahead.
SCHUMER, DEMS HOLD FIRM ON DHS FUNDING DESPITE NOEM'S BOMBSHELL OUSTING
"We're going to try to earn everybody's vote," Mullin said.
"I want people to understand I'm not — when I go into this position, yes, I'm a Republican, yes, I'm conservative," he continued. "But the Department of Homeland Security is to keep everybody — regardless of whether you support me, if you don't support me, regardless of what your thoughts are — I'm here to enforce the policies that Congress passed."
Mullin’s confirmation process could become the next battleground for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats to continue their campaign of handcuffing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
They have so far rejected every offer from the White House on compromise reforms to the agency and on Thursday again blocked a full-year funding bill to reopen DHS.
KRISTI NOEM TO FACE SENATE GRILLING OVER MINNEAPOLIS SHOOTINGS AS DHS SHUTDOWN HITS WEEK 3
"I’ve been asked if I would support Sen. Mullin as Noem’s replacement," Schumer said on X. "The answer is a resounding NO. The rot in DHS is deep, much deeper than any individual. It’s a question of policy, not personnel. The Senate should not consider any DHS Secretary nominee until DHS and ICE are reined in."
Mullin said that he would sit down with Schumer if the top Senate Democrat wished, but reiterated that he was after every Democrats' vote for the job.
"At the end of the day, all I can do is do my job," Mullin said. "I'm not going to get into, you know, a tit-for-tat, but if they have real concerns, I'm going to listen to it. I'm going to see if it's practical. But nothing's going to prevent me from doing my job."
Floor and committee time is a valuable commodity in the Senate, which is currently processing a colossal housing package and still trying to reopen the very agency Mullin has been tapped to run.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., hopes to get the ball rolling quickly to fill the position, given that President Donald Trump set Noem’s exit date from the job for March 31.
KRISTI NOEM OUSTED FROM HOMELAND SECURITY POST AMID RECENT TURMOIL
"He's obviously pretty well-vetted around …
Schumer weaponizes Mullin nomination to demand DHS overhaul, says 'rot' goes beyond Noem
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., was just tapped to replace embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, but first he must be confirmed by the Senate.
But with anger and frustration over the direction of the Department of Homeland Security under Noem still simmering, and the agency still shut down, Senate Democrats aren’t likely to make that an easy process.
Still, Mullin said he was ready for the challenge ahead.
SCHUMER, DEMS HOLD FIRM ON DHS FUNDING DESPITE NOEM'S BOMBSHELL OUSTING
"We're going to try to earn everybody's vote," Mullin said.
"I want people to understand I'm not — when I go into this position, yes, I'm a Republican, yes, I'm conservative," he continued. "But the Department of Homeland Security is to keep everybody — regardless of whether you support me, if you don't support me, regardless of what your thoughts are — I'm here to enforce the policies that Congress passed."
Mullin’s confirmation process could become the next battleground for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats to continue their campaign of handcuffing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
They have so far rejected every offer from the White House on compromise reforms to the agency and on Thursday again blocked a full-year funding bill to reopen DHS.
KRISTI NOEM TO FACE SENATE GRILLING OVER MINNEAPOLIS SHOOTINGS AS DHS SHUTDOWN HITS WEEK 3
"I’ve been asked if I would support Sen. Mullin as Noem’s replacement," Schumer said on X. "The answer is a resounding NO. The rot in DHS is deep, much deeper than any individual. It’s a question of policy, not personnel. The Senate should not consider any DHS Secretary nominee until DHS and ICE are reined in."
Mullin said that he would sit down with Schumer if the top Senate Democrat wished, but reiterated that he was after every Democrats' vote for the job.
"At the end of the day, all I can do is do my job," Mullin said. "I'm not going to get into, you know, a tit-for-tat, but if they have real concerns, I'm going to listen to it. I'm going to see if it's practical. But nothing's going to prevent me from doing my job."
Floor and committee time is a valuable commodity in the Senate, which is currently processing a colossal housing package and still trying to reopen the very agency Mullin has been tapped to run.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., hopes to get the ball rolling quickly to fill the position, given that President Donald Trump set Noem’s exit date from the job for March 31.
KRISTI NOEM OUSTED FROM HOMELAND SECURITY POST AMID RECENT TURMOIL
"He's obviously pretty well-vetted around …
