Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Sunday he was “very happy” with President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees and said he would work to push them through as quickly as possible.
When Paul was asked on “Sunday Morning Futures” whether he would support all of Trump’s picks for his inner circle, the senator responded: “I couldn’t have made a better choice.
“I will support the overwhelming majority on day one,” the senator said. “We’re going to try to get Kristi Noem through DHS, Russ Voight [Office of Management and Budget]. … I think in the first week you’ll have six of these projects approved in the first week.
Paul said he would take control of a committee tasked with confirming nominees, adding, “I promise to get them through as quickly as possible.”
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Sen. Rand Paul said he will serve as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee as the new Congress convenes in January. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File)
Paul said he will serve as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee as the new Congress begins in January.
Trump has handpicked a series of establishment and non-conventional officials for 15 top Cabinet positions, including Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., FBI Director Kash Patel and Senator Marco · Rubio as nominee for Secretary of State.
Paul said he was “very pleased” with President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, File)
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Some of Trump’s picks have proven controversial, such as Patel, defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth and director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard.
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