Monument’s Stewart Verdery spoke with Bloomberg Government about how Senator Mullin will face vastly different challenges moving from the Senate to leading a large federal agency. Supporters and former officials say his experience in Congress and alignment with the administration’s immigration priorities make him well-suited for the role.
Mullin will face vastly different challenges moving from the Senate to leading a large federal agency, said Stewart Verdery, a senior DHS policy official during the George W. Bush administration.
“Being a senator is very different from running a department like DHS,” Verdery said. “He’ll bring the right attitude, but he’ll need to surround himself with good people.”