Capitol agenda: Markwayne Mullin’s rockier-than-expected road
Wednesday’s drama signaled some real issues going forward as Mullin moves toward Senate confirmation.
Wednesday’s drama signaled some real issues going forward as Mullin moves toward Senate confirmation.
“No more weapons to support an illegal war,” the senator said in a statement.
The top Republican on the House Oversight panel accused Democrats of “theatrics.”
A long-brewing confrontation over Section 702 surveillance authorities comes to a head next week.
Even the chair of the House Budget Committee was forecasting the symbolic measure would fall flat.
The panel denied the Florida Democrat’s request for a delay.
The Oklahoma senator’s secretive travel a decade ago emerged as a late-breaking issue in his confirmation.