The Senate Homeland Security Committee advanced Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security on Thursday in an 8-7 vote, with a Democrat providing the decisive margin after a Republican nearly killed it.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) walked into his homeland security confirmation hearing Wednesday, where old grudges from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) were exposed.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) is quickly gaining bipartisan support to lead the Department of Homeland Security, with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee planning to hold a confirmation hearing as early as Wednesday.
