Senate to take final vote Monday on Mullin's DHS secretary appointment
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President Donald Trump tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., earlier this month to replace embattled DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
The Senate is expected to vote Monday night on Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
The Oklahoma Republican was chosen by President Donald Trump earlier this month to replace Kristi Noem, who attracted a flurry of scrutiny from Democrats and Republicans alike for her leadership of the department and her use of taxpayer dollars.
"My goal in six months is that we're not the lead story every single day. My goal is for people to understand we're out there, we're protecting them and we're working with them," Mullin said last week at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
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President Donald Trump tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., earlier this month to replace Kristi Noem.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters "A significant policy shift is not something that is happening right now."