It’s Markwayne Mullin’s day of reckoning after a fiery Senate hearing Wednesday.
The Oklahoma Republican will likely secure the votes he needs at the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on Thursday, though it’s not a sure thing. If things go as expected, he could be confirmed as DHS secretary early next week, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told POLITICO.
But Wednesday’s drama at HSGAC — the only obvious chokepoint for his nomination — heralds some real issues going forward given the fierce opposition Mullin encountered from Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and tough questioning from Democrats.
— One angry chair: Paul told reporters…
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