Fox News: Senate Confirms Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary

RUSH TRANSCRIPT If Mike ░░░░░░░░ are looking live at ░░░░░░░░ floor of the United ░░░░░░░░ Senate as voting is ░░░░░░░░ closed in the confirmation ░░░░░░░░ Kristi Noem to be ░░░░░░░░ next ohm lan security ░░░░░░░░ This after Pete Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ sworn in moments ago ░░░░░░░░ secretary of defense after ░░░░░░░░ president J D Vance ░░░░░░░░ a tie during his ░░░░░░░░ vote in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ haas night Welcome to ░░░░░░░░ News live I m ░░░░░░░░ emmanuel Let s go ░░░░░░░░ to our senior congressional ░░░░░░░░ Chad Pergram on Capitol ░░░░░░░░ with the latest Pete ░░░░░░░░ confirmed last night Kristi ░░░░░░░░ today The vote just ░░░░░░░░ down the vote was ░░░░░░░░ 34 There were 6 ░░░░░░░░ when voted to confirm ░░░░░░░░ Noem They were John ░░░░░░░░ Tim Kaine Andy Kim ░░░░░░░░ Peters Jeanne Shaheen and ░░░░░░░░ Slotkin The Senate meets ░░░░░░░░ a a rare Saturday ░░░░░░░░ today to advance as ░░░░░░░░ nominees across the finish ░░░░░░░░ as possible Kristi Noem ░░░░░░░░ I said enjoyed bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ Enforcement of law and ░░░░░░░░ that border security is ░░░░░░░░ important not only for ░░░░░░░░ sovereignty of this the ░░░░░░░░ nation of ours because ░░░░░░░░ can t be a ░░░░░░░░ nation if you don ░░░░░░░░ control the borders Be ░░░░░░░░ major focus of nome ░░░░░░░░ DHS Also addressing issues ░░░░░░░░ the Secret Service following ░░░░░░░░ double a assassination attempts ░░░░░░░░ the life of President ░░░░░░░░ last year FEMA also ░░░░░░░░ under the DHS umbrella ░░░░░░░░ are worried about mass ░░░░░░░░ and border security Decides ░░░░░░░░ use the Department of ░░░░░░░░ Security which governor noem ░░░░░░░░ seeking to head to ░░░░░░░░ mass if deportation what ░░░░░░░░ going to happen on ░░░░░░░░ orr to chard That ░░░░░░░░ farm The the only ░░░░░░░░ call vote today Next ░░░░░░░░ the queue is Scott ░░░░░░░░ the president s pick ░░░░░░░░ serve as secretary of ░░░░░░░░ treasury Is one of ░░░░░░░░ easiest we could ever ░░░░░░░░ Mr Bessent s candidacy ░░░░░░░░ to enjoy similar support ░░░░░░░░ I encourage my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ both sides of the ░░░░░░░░ to to join with ░░░░░░░░ in advancing his nomination ░░░░░░░░ Senate to vote early ░░░░░░░░ week to confirm bessent ░░░░░░░░ Sean Duffy as transportation ░░░░░░░░ Other hearings looming next ░░░░░░░░ one for director of ░░░░░░░░ intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard ░░░░░░░░ two hearings for RFK ░░░░░░░░ To run HHS Mike ░░░░░░░░ so Chad two confirmations ░░░░░░░░ quickly back to back ░░░░░░░░ this a sign that ░░░░░░░░ are starting to pick ░░░░░░░░ in terms of pace ░░░░░░░░ mow we ve heard ░░░░░░░░ complaints from Republicans about ░░░░░░░░ tactics They re running ░░░░░░░░ little bit behind in ░░░░░░░░ of how you compare ░░░░░░░░ to the pace of ░░░░░░░░ administrations to this point ░░░░░░░░ s why they had ░░░░░░░░ kind of push through ░░░░░░░░ weekend here The fact ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats were holding ░░░░░░░░ up they had major ░░░░░░░░ about Pete Hegseth so ░░░░░░░░ s why that took ░░░░░░░░ couple of days and ░░░░░░░░ that late night vote ░░░░░░░░ night Again that was ░░░░░░░░ partisan vote there You ░░░░░░░░ you had no Democrats ░░░░░░░░ for Pete Hegseth But ░░░░░░░░ kind of like that ░░░░░░░░ look we re fighting ░░░░░░░░ these nominees but Republicans ░░░░░░░░ it too because they ░░░░░░░░ able to show the ░░░░░░░░ that they re fighting ░░░░░░░░ if his nominees heir ░░░░░░░░ to take some time ░░░░░░░░ the weekend late into ░░░░░░░░ night on Saturday morning ░░░░░░░░ get these nominees across ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ anybody else this weekend ░░░░░░░░ re on that procedural ░░░░░░░░ on Scott Bessent and ░░░░░░░░ they will vote to ░░░░░░░░ him early next week ░░░░░░░░ then they will continue ░░░░░░░░ Jr as I alluded ░░░░░░░░ to and certainly Tulsi ░░░░░░░░ for the director of ░░░░░░░░ intelligence position Mike we ░░░░░░░░ follow them all.