Senate Confirms Johnson as Homeland Security Secretary
The Senate confirmed Jeh Johnson as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Dec. 16 in a 78-16 vote. "Mr. Johnson must tackle the alarming number of vacancies in DHS’s top ranks, and I was pleased to hear that…
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finally filling this leadership void will be one of his top priorities," said House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas (here). "It is critically important that Mr. Johnson be allowed to surround himself with a capable leadership team," said Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., on the Senate floor (here). "At DHS alone, there are 14 Presidentially-appointed positions that are without a permanent replacement. Of these, 10 require Senate confirmation."