Vote against confirming Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Security unless he commits to ending unlawful conduct at the Department of Homeland Security.

I won't vote for him in part because I have not yet heard that he's going to make any commitment to clean up the broad illegality at that department... Until we have a Homeland Security secretary and a White House that are committed to ending this illegality, the terrorizing of American communities by the Department of Homeland Security, I'm not going to support anybody who's up for that mission.

Murphy said he would not vote to confirm Markwayne Mullin for DHS secretary, or support any nominee for that role, without a commitment to end what he called unlawful DHS conduct.

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Question: Confirmation: Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security. Vote Date: March 23, 2026. Vote Result: Nomination Confirmed. Murphy (D-CT), Nay.

The official Senate roll call shows Senator Christopher Murphy voted Nay on Markwayne Mullin's confirmation as Secretary of Homeland Security, satisfying the promised vote-against action.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 63
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PN858: Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security -- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 63.

The Senate floor record confirms the relevant nomination was decided by the March 23, 2026 yea-nay vote identified in the roll call where Murphy voted Nay.

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U.S. Senate Floor Activity - Monday, March 23, 2026
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Nomination hearing for Markwayne Mullin to be Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, held March 18, 2026, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

The committee record establishes the appointment context for the later confirmation vote Murphy opposed.

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Nomination of the Honorable Markwayne Mullin to be Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Senator Chris Murphy was sworn in for his third term representing Connecticut in the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2025.

Murphy's March 23, 2026 Nay vote occurred during the Senate term that began January 3, 2025, so the fulfillment timing is same_term.

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Murphy Sworn In For Third Term In The U.S. Senate
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