Watch live: Mullin testifies before Senate on DHS budget amid GOP reconciliation battle
Summary
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee about President Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2027. Senate Republicans are discussing a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but face challenges because of concerns about a Justice Department fund.Key Facts
- Markwayne Mullin is the Secretary of Homeland Security.
- He is testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
- The topic is President Trump’s 2027 budget request for DHS.
- Senate Republicans want to pass a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
- There is opposition over a $1.8 billion Justice Department fund.
- This fund is called the “anti-weaponization fund.”
- Criticism has slowed down the progress of the spending package in the Senate.
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