Senate to hold confirmation hearing for Biden DHS secretary before inauguration

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The Senate will hold a confirmation hearing for President-elect Joe Biden’s intended nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security a day before the inauguration.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee leaders announced late Tuesday afternoon that it will hold a committee meeting Tuesday, Jan. 19, to consider the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas. The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m., according to committee leaders Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, and Gary Peters, a Michigan Democrat.

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