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'I can cancel the vote': Rand Paul threatens to sink Mullin for hiding 'classified work'
- Paul warns he could cancel Mullin's Homeland Security confirmation vote over classified-work disclosures.
- Mullin says the classified work was done in the House and not by an agency.
- Peters presses Mullin to disclose all work despite classification, citing committee rules.
- Mullin argues the classified work may have involved a small, special program inside the House.
- Paul questions which agency classified the work and the classification process.
- Mullin maintains he has nothing to hide and emphasizes the inquiry's speed.
- The exchange occurred during Mullin's confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill.
- Media context shows scrutiny of Mullin as Trump’s nominee for Homeland Security secretary.
- The hearing also highlighted disagreements on handling confidential information in Congress.
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