Democrat Welch praises Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s DHS pick to replace Noem, as ‘competent,‘ ‘honest’

Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) says that Senate volition corroborate Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to regenerate Kristi Noem arsenic caput of Homeland Security, praising his workfellow arsenic “competent” and “honest.” Welch welcomed Mullin’s information arsenic an accidental for Republican and Democratic senators to analyse problems astatine the Department of Homeland Security nether Noem’s leadership. “He’ll be…