Senate schedules hearing for Mullin’s Homeland Security nomination
ICT reports the panel will hear from Trump’s pick on March 18
The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will hold a nomination hearing March 18 for Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to ICT. The hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Trump fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem last week and nominated Mullin for the position March 5, saying he hoped Mullin could begin the role by the end of the month, according to ICT.
Mullin, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, would become the first Native American to lead the department if confirmed, according to ICT. Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland told ICT she worked with Mullin when both served in the U.S. House. “And of course, I wish him the best, right?” Haaland was quoted as saying. “What’s happened in our country over the last several months, three people being shot in the streets of our cities. I hope that he can bring some calm.”
- 1.Jourdan Bennett-Begaye. ICT, .
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