Before voting to support the nomination, Heinrich said he crossed party lines because he has seen that Mullin \u2014 who co-chairs the Senate Legislative Branch spending committee with him \u2014 “is not someone who can simply be bullied into changing his views.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sen.\u00a0Rand Paul\u00a0(R-Ky.) was the only Republican to vote against Mullin, citing their chilly relationship and Mullin\u2019s past comments that his 2017 assault was “justified.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mullin\u2019s confirmation also saw the close of a whirlwind month in which Noem was reassigned after an explosive pair of hearings on Capitol Hill, as well as the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, who were fatally shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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