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华盛顿讯 — 周日，参议院以程序性投票推进了俄克拉荷马州共和党参议员马克韦恩·穆林（Markwayne Mullin）担任国土安全部部长的提名。此前，总统宣布穆林将接替处境艰难的国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆（Kristi Noem）。
投票结果为54票赞成、37票反对。两名民主党议员与所有在场共和党议员一起投票支持穆林的提名。预计未来几天将进行最终确认投票。
48岁的穆林自2023年起担任参议员，此前曾代表俄克拉荷马州在众议院任职十年。在参议院期间，这位商人和前综合格斗（MMA）选手一直是参众两院及白宫之间协调的关键人物。自他获得提名以来，他在共和党人中获得了广泛赞誉，少数民主党人也对其表示支持，这使得他的确认几乎已成定局。
但穆林原本一帆风顺的确认之路在上周变得复杂起来。在提名听证会上，参议院国土安全委员会主席兰德·保罗（Rand Paul）指责穆林据称称他为“该死的蛇”，并表示他理解为何一名邻居在2017年袭击了保罗。肯塔基州共和党参议员保罗质疑：“一个对政治对手的暴力行为表示赞赏的人，是否适合领导一个一直在努力接受武力使用适当限制的机构？”
最终，委员会在没有保罗支持的情况下推进了穆林的提名。宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼（John Fetterman）与委员会中的其他共和党人一起投票，使穆林的提名得以继续推进。
穆林的提名是在诺姆因近几个月来国土安全部在移民执法处理上受到严密审查而被解职后提出的。在总统宣布她将被替换的几天前，诺姆还在两场关于国土安全部有争议的广告支出的确认听证会上受到共和党人的批评。穆林概述了他的领导风格将与诺姆不同，称他的重点是“赋权于民”。
周日的投票是在参议院召开罕见的周末会议，继续辩论一项总统施压国会通过的选举法案之际进行的。与此同时，由于如何改革国土安全部移民执法行动陷入僵局，国土安全部仍处于关闭状态。两党组成的参议院小组委员会最近几天已两次与边境问题协调人汤姆·霍曼（Tom Homan）会面，双方正在寻求解决方案。
政府停摆因人员配置问题在机场造成混乱，美国运输安全管理局（TSA）特工无薪工作，总统表示在僵局期间将派遣移民和海关执法局（ICE）特工前往机场协助TSA。
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/markwayne-mullin-clears-senate-committee-vote-to-replace-noem-despite-rand-pauls-dissent/
Senate advances Markwayne Mullin’s nomination for DHS Secretary in procedural vote
March 22, 2026 / 1:56 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington — The Senate advanced Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination for Department of Homeland Security secretary on Sunday after the president announced that the Oklahoma Republican would replace embattled DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
In a 54 to 37 vote, two Democrats voted with all Republicans in attendance to advance Mullin’s nomination. A final confirmation vote is expected in the coming days.
Mullin, 48, has been in the Senate since 2023 after representing Oklahoma in the House for a decade. During his time in the Senate, the businessman and former MMA fighter has been a key player in coordinating between the upper and lower chambers, along with the White House. And since his nomination, he’s received widespread praise among Republicans, and a handful of Democrats, making his confirmation all-but guaranteed.
But Mullin’s smooth path to confirmation grew messy last week. During his confirmation hearing, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul called out Mullin for allegedly calling him a “freaking snake,” along with saying he understood why a neighbor attacked Paul in 2017. Paul, a Kentucky Republican questioned whether “someone who applauds violence against their political opponents is the right person to lead an agency that has struggled to accept limits to the proper use of force.”
Ultimately, the committee advanced Mullin’s nomination without support from Paul. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voted with the other Republicans on the panel, allowing Mullin’s nomination to move forward.
Mullin’s nomination follows Noem’s ouster as DHS secretary amid intense scrutiny of the department’s handling of immigration enforcement in recent months. Days before the president announced she would be replaced, Noem also faced criticism from Republicans at a pair of confirmation hearings on DHS’ controversial advertising spending. Mullin has outlined that his leadership style would differ from Noem’s, saying his focus is on “empowering people.”
Sunday’s vote came as the Senate gathered for a rare weekend session to continue debate on an elections bill that the president has pressured Congress to approve. Meanwhile, DHS remains shut down amid an impasse over how to reform the department’s immigration enforcement operation. A bipartisan group of senators has met twice with border czar Tom Homan in recent days as the two sides seek a resolution.
The shutdown has created chaos at airports amid staffing issues as TSA agents go without pay, and the president said he would send ICE agents to airports to assist TSA amid the stalemate.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/markwayne-mullin-clears-senate-committee-vote-to-replace-noem-despite-rand-pauls-dissent/
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