<![CDATA[Sen. Markwayne Mullin's (R-Okla.) path to becoming the next Secretary of Homeland Security cleared a critical hurdle Thursday when the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to advance his nomination to the full Senate floor. To say it was a close vote is an understatement. In fact, Mullin would not have made it out of committee had it not been for Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.).]]>