Paul storms out of Homeland Security markup after clash on amendments.
Sen. Rand Paul walked out of a Senate Homeland Security panel markup after clashing with the panel’s chairman, Sen. Gary Peters, over amendments. Paul vented his frustration over Peters’s use of procedural tactics to effectively shield Democrats on the committee from voting on Republican amendments to the Fire Grants and Safety Act. The acrimonious scene was a departure from how the Homeland Security Committee operated in 2021 and 2022, when Sen. Rob Portman served as the panel’s ranking member.