WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on his vote to advance the nomination of U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to be the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary.
"This is going to surprise some people, but I consider Markwayne Mullin a friend. We have a very honest and constructive working relationship. We have authored legislation together, such as the Tribal Buffalo Management Act, and we crafted the Legislative Branch Appropriations bill together this year. We often disagree and when we do, we work to find whatever common ground we share.
"I have also seen first-hand that Markwayne is not someone who ca...