Senate committee advances nomination of Markwayne Mullin as DHS Secretary
This is performative politics again.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to proceed with the confirmation of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as the next Homeland Security Secretary by a vote of 8 to 7, as two senators crossed party lines in their votes.
Committee chairman Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) voted no, bucking the confirmation of Mullin after sparring with the nominee on Wednesday over past comments he made regarding an assault on Paul. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) voted yes to advance Mullin’s nomination as the only Democrat to do so.
HOW MARKWAYNE MULLIN WOULD LEAD DHS DIFFERENTLY THAN KRISTI NOEM
The eight senators who voted yes were: Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI), James Lankford (R-OK), Rick Scott (R-FL), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Ashley Moody (R-FL), and John Fetterman (D-PA).
The seven senators who voted no were: Paul, Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-MI), Sens. Margaret Hassan (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).
This is performative politics again.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to proceed with the confirmation of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as the next Homeland Security Secretary by a vote of 8 to 7, as two senators crossed party lines in their votes.
Committee chairman Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) voted no, bucking the confirmation of Mullin after sparring with the nominee on Wednesday over past comments he made regarding an assault on Paul. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) voted yes to advance Mullin’s nomination as the only Democrat to do so.
HOW MARKWAYNE MULLIN WOULD LEAD DHS DIFFERENTLY THAN KRISTI NOEM
The eight senators who voted yes were: Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI), James Lankford (R-OK), Rick Scott (R-FL), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Ashley Moody (R-FL), and John Fetterman (D-PA).
The seven senators who voted no were: Paul, Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-MI), Sens. Margaret Hassan (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).
Senate committee advances nomination of Markwayne Mullin as DHS Secretary
This is performative politics again.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to proceed with the confirmation of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as the next Homeland Security Secretary by a vote of 8 to 7, as two senators crossed party lines in their votes.
Committee chairman Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) voted no, bucking the confirmation of Mullin after sparring with the nominee on Wednesday over past comments he made regarding an assault on Paul. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) voted yes to advance Mullin’s nomination as the only Democrat to do so.
HOW MARKWAYNE MULLIN WOULD LEAD DHS DIFFERENTLY THAN KRISTI NOEM
The eight senators who voted yes were: Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI), James Lankford (R-OK), Rick Scott (R-FL), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Ashley Moody (R-FL), and John Fetterman (D-PA).
The seven senators who voted no were: Paul, Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-MI), Sens. Margaret Hassan (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).
