Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) crossed party lines to advance his colleague Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security in a nail-biting committee vote Thursday.
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.) voted against reporting Mullin (R-Okla.) to the full Senate, but Fetterman voted in favor of sending the pick to the floor for a final vote.
All 13 other committee members voted along party lines, making the final tally 8-7 in Mullin’s favor.
Funny how angry Democrats are with Fetterman's vote while talking about primarying him when Fettermen comes from a swing state, has always marched to the beat of his own drum and is still beloved by most Pennsylvanian's. Besides that, isn't it the Senator's job to vote on the nominee's ability to do the job instead of what the party (i.e. Chuck Schumer) dictates? That said, the Democrat's anger over Fetterman's vote just reeks of pearl-clucthing and I'm sure that if Fetterman chooses to run for re-election he'll win.
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