“And we need a #DHS Secretary who is free from distractions & conflicts of interest that only undercut the department’s work & also break trust with the American people,” Sen #GaryPeters added.
The Michigan senator said he had doubts about Mullin’s “readiness to take on such a significant role at such a critical time.”
#law #immigration #Trump #MarkwayneMullin #CabinetOfPsychos #kakistocracy #USpol
Sen #GaryPeters, the ranking #Democrat on the #Senate #HomelandSecurity Cmte, was more diplomatic than Paul, saying #DHS needs a “steady hand” following a year of controversies under Secy #KristiNoem.
“We need a DHS secretary who is committed to the rule of #law & who will protect & cooperate with independent #oversight, whether that’s from the inspector general or from members of #Congress,” Peters said in the confirmation hearing of Sen #MarkwayneMullin, who #Trump selected to replace Noem.
#JohnFetterman #MaggieHassan #TimKaine #AndyKim #GaryPeters #ElissaSlotkin #JeanneShaheen
These are the 7 Democrats who voted to confirm #IceBarbie. Yet, every day, I get dunned by the DSCC and the DCCC to send money so Democrats can take back Congress in '26. #ShameOnYou.
[Youtube, Peters for Michigan]: The Senator Gary Peters announcement is..funereal; the funeral music––what is that in the background?! Like Senator Gary Peters memorial service. Who made the awful decision to add that treacly, maudlin, hyper-sentimental background music?! God awful!
#GaryPeters doesn’t have plans for after he leaves the #Senate, but a teaching job in academia or #policy work at a think tank fit his interests. He wants to continue to play a role in developing public policy, he said, particularly around ensuring #equitable #access to changes in #technology like #ArtificialIntelligence.
Peters' decision is likely to surprise many of his colleagues & ignite an intense scramble on both sides of the aisle for his seat in battleground #Michigan.
…Sen #GaryPeters has trained much of his focus in #Congress on issues related to Michigan's auto industry, the #GreatLakes, #cybersecurity, #veterans issues, toxic #PFAS contamination & initiatives to make government more efficient. His annual motorcycle tour around the state has become a staple of lawmakers’ August recess.
"I always thought there would be a time that I would step aside & pass the reins for the next generation. I also never saw service in Congress as something you do your whole life," said #GaryPeters, who was first elected to the #Senate in 2014.
"And that goes back to 2008 when I first won that #House seat. I thought it would be for a matter of a few terms that I would serve, & then I would go back to private life."
#Michigan’s #GaryPeters won’t seek reelection to #US #Senate.
Peters, Michigan's senior senator & a fmr congressman, said he won't seek reelection next year & will retire from the US Senate when his 2nd term ends in Jan 2027.
In an exclusive interview, the #Democrat told The Detroit News that he is ready to leave public office in 2 yrs & move onto a "new chapter" that includes spending more time with his family-particularly a new grandchild who lives on the West Coast.
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