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Senate Confirms Duke As Deputy Secretary Of DHS

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 4th, 2017

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Senate Confirms Duke As Deputy Secretary Of DHS

Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke

The Senate on Tuesday voted 85-14 to confirm Elaine Duke as deputy secretary of Homeland Security, giving the department an experienced federal manager to oversee day-to-day responsibilities.The 14 nay votes came from 13 Democrats and one independent, Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.).“Elaine Duke has served successfully under Democratic and Republican administrations and I believe will be in a position to provide a much-needed perspective to the Department of Homeland Security,” Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), ranking member on the Homeland Security and…

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