国土安全部部长提名人马基韦恩·穆林下周将在参议院国土安全委员会作证，参议院正急于完成确认程序
作者：亚历克斯·米勒
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2026年3月10日 美国东部时间上午11:32 发布
唐纳德·特朗普总统提名的国土安全部（DHS）负责人将举行确认听证会，在此过程中他必须应对党内纷争。
俄克拉荷马州共和党参议员马克韦恩·穆林在被特朗普选中接替处境艰难的国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆后，即将在参议院接受严格的确认程序。
他将首先通过参议院国土安全和政府事务委员会的审查，随后进行参议院的全面确认投票。
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俄亥俄州共和党人兰德·保罗参议员将于2026年3月18日主持穆林的确认听证会。(汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
肯塔基州共和党参议员、国土安全小组主席兰德·保罗希望下周举行穆林的听证会。根据国会记录，白宫周一已正式向参议院提交了穆林的提名。
“如果所有文书工作都到位，我们的目标是下周三开始（听证会），”保罗表示。
但穆林和保罗之间存在个人嫌隙，这可能会在确认听证会上公开化。
国际运输工人兄弟会主席称赞穆林的国土安全部提名，尽管过去听证会气氛激烈
俄克拉荷马州共和党参议员马克韦恩·穆林的国土安全部部长之路在参议院不会一帆风顺，参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人查克·舒默已对其提名表示反对。(安娜·莫尼梅克/Getty Images)
今年2月，穆林在与选民的活动中抨击保罗，指责他长期以来反对共和党优先事项，比如支出法案或特朗普政府的其他议程，例如去年的”宏伟法案”。
俄克拉荷马记者大卫·阿内特在一篇关于穆林的长篇报道中指出，在活动中，有人询问穆林对保罗提出的一项支出法案修正案的投票情况。
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“我尊重伯尼·桑德斯，因为他是公开的社会主义者，你知道他是共产主义者，所以你清楚你会得到什么，”穆林说。”兰德·保罗就是条该死的毒蛇。我完全理解为什么他的邻居会那么做。我当面跟他说了这话。”
这番对保罗的侮辱可能会在他的确认听证会上被提及，但预计穆林将轻松通过这道门槛，因为委员会中的大多数共和党人都会支持他，而且他还得到了宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼的支持。
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保罗周一对记者表示，他对这一事件不屑一顾：”我现在将暂不置评，我们可能会了解更多情况。”
“不过我建议大家来参加听证会，”保罗说，”我觉得会很有趣。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字版报道美国参议院的撰稿人。
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Rand Paul to oversee confirmation hearing of Trump’s DHS pick who once blasted him as a ‘snake’
DHS pick Mullin to testify before Homeland Security committee next week as Senate hurries to confirm
By Alex Miller
Fox News
Published March 10, 2026 11:32am EDT
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a confirmation hearing ready to go, and he will have to reckon with an intraparty feud in the process.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., will soon undergo the rigorous confirmation process in the Senate after being tapped by Trump to replace embattled DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
He will first go through the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee before heading to a full confirmation vote in the Senate.
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is aiming to hold a confirmation hearing for Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., March 18, 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who chairs the Homeland Security panel, wants to hold Mullin’s hearing next week. The White House formally sent over Mullin’s nomination to the Senate on Monday, according to the congressional record.
“We’re shooting for a week from Wednesday if all the paperwork comes in,” Paul said.
But Mullin and Paul have a personal rift that could spill out into the confirmation hearing.
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s, R-Okla., path to running the Department of Homeland Security won’t be easy in the Senate, where Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is already bucking his nomination.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
In February, Mullin slammed Paul during an event with voters for his perennial votes against Republican priorities, like spending bills or other elements of Trump’s agenda, such as the “big, beautiful bill” last year.
Oklahoma reporter David Arnett reported in a lengthy profile of Mullin that, during the event, the lawmaker was asked about an amendment to a spending package from Paul that he voted against.
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“I respect Bernie Sanders because he’s an open socialist, and you know that he’s a communist, so you know what you’re getting,” Mullin said. “Rand Paul’s a freaking snake. And I understand completely why his neighbor did what he did. And I told him that to his face.”
That slight at Paul may come to bear during his confirmation hearing, but Mullin is expected to easily move through that first hurdle, given that most Republicans on the panel will back him, and he has the support of Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.
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Paul shrugged off the incident on Monday when he told reporters, “I’m going to reserve judgment now, and we’ll probably find out a lot more.”
“I would suggest coming to the hearing, though,” Paul said. “I think it’ll be interesting.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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