US EditionGOP Senator Blocks Trump DHS Nominees Until Noem Testifies Before Senate
Sen. Thom Tillis demands DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, blocking Homeland Security nominees until she agrees, citing overdue oversight requests.
- Senator Thom Tillis has announced he will block President Donald Trump's nominees for the Department of Homeland Security until Secretary Kristi Noem appears for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
- Tillis has made this decision after two requests from Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley for Noem to testify that have gone unanswered.
- He emphasized that his holds are not connected to a recent shooting incident involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement, stating, 'The only thing that moves through Homeland Security where I will consider an exception would be having anything to do with the disaster response.'
- Tillis criticized Noem's previous comments about the shooting, calling it very unusual to draw conclusions while the scene was still being processed.
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