Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) previewed Senate action in anticipation of Pete Hegseth’s confirmation to be defense secretary, in addition to what is ahead this week for the other confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s new administration.
On Monday evening, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 14 Republicans to 13 Democrats, along party lines, to send the Hegseth nomination to the Senate floor.
“The first thing we are going to be doing is voting out of the Senate Committee on Armed Services,” Mullin said ahead of the vote, speaking during special presidential inauguration coverage on Fox News. “And then his clock will start as soon as we’re reporting to the floor, probably on Wednesday.”
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The Oklahoma senator is hopeful that Hegseth will be confirmed on Thursday,
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