2026-03-18T05:00:45-04:00 / 福克斯新闻
周三，参议院民主党人将在参议员马克韦恩·马利恩（R-俄克拉荷马州）的确认听证会上对其进行严格质询，这是他成为下一任国土安全部负责人的首个障碍。
马利恩将在参议院国土安全与政府事务委员会接受确认听证会，此时国土安全部（DHS）仍因民主党人要求对该机构的移民执法行动进行严格改革而处于关闭状态。
该小组的参议院民主党人计划利用这些要求来评估马利恩是否愿意在该机构进行变革。自现任国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆被重新任命以来，他们一直表示，变革必须超出人事变动的范围。
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参议员马克韦恩·马利恩在华盛顿特区国会大厦台阶上对记者讲话。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/盖蒂图片社）
“他发表了一些相当煽动性的言论，反映出他对改革的抵制，这将使他不具备资格，除非他能给出明确解释甚至收回这些言论，”康涅狄格州民主党参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔告诉福克斯新闻数字版。
当被问及是否希望得到该机构变革的保证时，布卢门撒尔表示，马利恩“需要做出改革承诺”。
“如果他未能承诺进行深远而根本的改革，他就应该被击败并被否决，”他说。
马利恩与该委员会主席、肯塔基州共和党参议员兰德·保罗的关系也很冷淡。当被问及听证会可能会如何进行时，保罗说：“明天再来，你会发现更多情况。”
国土安全委员会资深民主党人、密歇根州参议员加里·彼得斯表示，他计划给马利恩一个公平的机会，但对他这位同事如何领导该机构进行变革的看法存在疑问。
克里斯蒂·诺姆在近期动荡中被解雇国土安全部职位
康涅狄格州民主党参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔在2025年2月27日美国国会大厦投票后在参议院会议厅外对媒体讲话。（盖蒂图片社）
“当然，我想了解他对当前局势的评估以及他可能会做出哪些改变，”彼得斯告诉福克斯新闻数字版。“这将是一系列合理的问题。”
考虑到唐纳德·特朗普总统希望马利恩在3月31日前上任，而诺姆则要离任，参议院共和党人正急于推进马利恩的任命程序。确认听证会是第一步，尽管民主党人反对，马利恩很可能会通过这一障碍，并在本月晚些时候在参议院进行全面投票。
南达科他州共和党参议员、参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩表示，他和他的领导团队尚未试图为马利恩拉拢选票，但他指出，民主党人在得到他们想要的结果——诺姆被替换——后，“会决定对自己的一名参议院同事下手”。
民主党参议员在四次阻挠后呼吁为国土安全部提供资金
参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩在2025年10月28日于华盛顿特区国会山举行的政策午餐会后与参议院共和党领导层举行的新闻发布会上发言。（内森·波斯纳/阿纳多卢通讯社通过盖蒂图片社）
“他在过道的另一边有良好而牢固的关系，”图恩说。“我的意思是，这正是民主党人所要求的。他们希望领导层有新的变革和调整，现在正在发生。”
虽然马利恩将面临一场考验其与跨党派同事关系的听证会，但他在委员会中至少有一位民主党朋友。
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宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼几乎立即表示支持马利恩的提名，他说他仍在与这位议员就国土安全部的改革进行交谈。费特曼计划在听证会前与马利恩会面。
“与反对党成员交谈有争议吗？对一些人来说可能有争议，但这将是与他持续的对话，”费特曼说。“你知道，我已经说过，他是个好人，多年来我在代表团访问中认识了他。”
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Mullin faces Democrat grilling in first hurdle to lead DHS amid shutdown fight
2026-03-18T05:00:45-04:00 / Fox News
Senate Democrats are set to grill Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, his first hurdle to becoming the next Homeland Security chief.
Mullin’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee comes as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains shuttered over Democrats’ desire for stringent reforms to the agency’s immigration enforcement operations.
Senate Democrats on the panel plan to use those demands to gauge Mullin’s willingness to make changes at the agency. They have argued since current DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s reassignment from the position that changes must go beyond a shift in personnel.
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin speaks to reporters on the Capitol steps in Washington, D.C.(Tom Williams/Getty Images)
“He’s made some pretty incendiary statements that reflect his resistance to reform and would make him unqualified, unless he has a clear explanation and even retraction,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told Fox News Digital.
When asked if he wanted guarantees on changes to the agency, Blumenthal said Mullin “needs to make commitments for reform.”
“If he fails to make commitments to far-reaching and fundamental reform, he should be defeated and rejected,” he said.
Mullin also has an icy relationship with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who chairs the committee. When asked how the hearing could go, Paul said, “Come tomorrow, and you’ll find out more.”
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland committee, said he plans to give Mullin a fair shake but has questions about his colleague’s views on how the agency could change with him at the helm.
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks to the press outside the Senate chamber after voting in the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 27, 2025.(Getty Images)
“Certainly, I’d like to get his assessment of how he sees things currently and what he might change,” Peters told Fox News Digital. “That would be a fair range of questions.”
Senate Republicans are sprinting to move Mullin through the process, given that President Donald Trump wants Mullin in and Noem out by March 31. The confirmation hearing is the first step, and despite Democratic resistance, Mullin will likely clear that hurdle and head for a full vote in the Senate later this month.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said he and his leadership team haven’t tried to corral votes for Mullin, but noted that Democrats would “decide to turn on one of their colleagues in the Senate” after getting exactly what they wanted: Noem replaced.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks during a press conference with Senate Republican leadership following a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28, 2025.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“He’s got good, strong relationships on the other side of the aisle,” Thune said. “And I mean, this is what the Democrats were clamoring for. They wanted a new change and shake-up in the leadership, and it’s now happening.”
While Mullin will walk into a hearing that will test his relationship with colleagues across the aisle, he does have at least one Democratic friend on the committee.
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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who almost immediately came out in support of Mullin’s nomination, said he is still having conversations with the lawmaker about reforms to DHS. Fetterman planned to meet with Mullin ahead of the hearing.
“Is it controversial to talk to members of the opposite party? It might be controversial for some people, but that’s going to be an ongoing dialogue with him,” Fetterman said. “You know, I’ve said it, he’s a good dude, and I got to know him on a CODEL over the years.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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