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CNN host Kaitlan Collins forced U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) that the fatal shooting of an American citizen at the hands of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent was not worthy of a follow-up investigation.

“If they're investigating anything, they need to be investigating the paid protesters, and who's paying them to obstruct federal officers from doing their job,” Mullin said of slain 37 year-old Minneapolis, Minnesota mother Renee Good, without evidence that Good was a paid protestor.

“We've seen the videos and how quickly it happened. Do you have no unanswered questions?” Collins prodded.

“No. Absolutely not. It is very clear," Mullin responded.

“It’s clear which bullet killed her or how fast she accelerated?” Collins asked. “You don't have any of those questions?”

“What does it matter which bullet killed her? What does it matter how fast she accelerated?” Mullin said.

“That's typical of how an investigation would work when a federal officer kills an American citizen, is it not? I mean, they would look into those things,” Collins insisted.

“Are we doubting the fact that she accelerated and hit an officer?” Mullins demanded. “Is that debatable? No, it's not debatable.”

“You say that is so clear, but there are officials that we've had on this show from Minnesota and local officials who believe that this was murder,” said Collins. “They've watched the same videos you have, and they've come to a totally different conclusion. So why not have an investigation?”

“But it's clear what took place,” Mullins said.

“To you. But other people say it's the opposite,” Collins said.

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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) are having a public back-and-forth on social media after the latter accused his fellow Republican of corruption.

On Wednesday, Gaetz posted a graphic to X (formerly Twitter) showing that Mullin's wealth had increased from $12 million, when he was a member of the House of Representatives, to $63 million in 2022 after several years in the US Senate. Gaetz tweeted the graphic with the words "we should pass a ban on trading stocks!"

Mullin didn't take kindly to Gaetz's post, and attacked the Florida congressman's "criticism of hard-earned success," adding that "he should try building a business that gains value" and that doing so is "more gratifying than living off your daddy’s money."

Gaetz, for his part, shot back at Mullin, tweeting that the only thing he criticized was Mullin's stock trades as a member of Congress.

"I want to ban those trades," Gaetz posted. "You cashed in and made millions."

Mullin's point about Gaetz's wealth is true: The far-right Florida congressman comes from an incredibly wealthy family, with Forbes estimating his father and mother's net worth at approximately $30 million as of June 2020. Gaetz's father, Don, is a former hospital executive who oversaw facilities in Florida and Wisconsin, and who eventually founded hospice provider Vitas Healthcare. Don and Victoria Gaetz now own multiple seven-figure stakes in various companies, 13 pieces of real estate and have a large and diverse stock portfolio.

However, Mullin is also a beneficiary of family wealth. According to a 2012 Roll Call profile of Mullin, the Oklahoma congressman admitted to inheriting his father's plumbing company, which he then built up over the years. Mullin — a mixed martial arts (MMA) enthusiast — has also founded an MMA gym called "Oklahoma Fight Club." Mullin's penchant for fisticuffs was on full display during a Senate committee hearing in November, when he challenged International Brotherhood of Teamsters president Sean O'Brien to a fight before being deterred by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont).

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...During the White House press conference following the court's decision, Cardona said, "Today, the court substituted itself for congress. It’s outrageous to me that Republicans in Congress and state offices fought so hard against a program that would have helped millions of their own constituents.They had no problem handing trillion dollar tax cuts to big corporations and the super-wealthy, and many had no problems accepting millions of dollars in forgiven pandemic loans.”

He continued, "Senator Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma had more than $1.4 million in pandemic loans forgiven. He represents 489,000 eligible borrowers that were turned down today. Representative Brett Guthrie from Kentucky had more than $4.4 million forgiven. He represents more than 90,000 eligible borrowers that were turned down today. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia had more than $180,000 forgiven. She represents more than 91,800 borrowers who were turned down today."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markwayne_Mullin

ark Wayne "Markwayne" Mullin (born July 26, 1977) is an American politician, businessman, and former professional mixed martial arts fighter serving as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. Mullin's district covers about a quarter of the state in its eastern part. He is a candidate in the 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma.

Early life and education

Mullin was born on July 26, 1977, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[2] He graduated from Stilwell High School in Stilwell, Oklahoma.^[3] He attended Missouri Valley College in 1996, but did not graduate.^[2] In 2010, Mullin received an associate degree in construction technology from Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology.^[2][4]

Business career

Mullin took over his family's business, Mullin Plumbing, at age 20, when his father fell ill. He also owns Mullin Properties, Mullin Farms, and Mullin Services.^[5] He hosted House Talk, a home improvement radio program syndicated across Oklahoma, on Tulsa station KFAQ.^[2][6]

U.S. House of Representatives

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Congressman Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), along with two of the other (at the time four) Native American Members of Congress,Deb Haaland (D-NM) and Sharice Davids (D-KS), testified in front of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measurers, March 4, 2020

Elections

2012

In June 2011, incumbent Democratic U.S. Congressman Dan Boren announced that he would retire at the end of 2012.^[7] In September 2011, Mullin declared his candidacy for the 2012 elections to the United States House of Representatives to represent Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district.^[8] Mullin branded himself as an outsider; his campaign slogan was "A rancher. A businessman. Not a politician!"^[9]

In the six-candidate Republican primary, Mullin finished first with 42% of the vote; state representative George Faught ranked second with 22% of the vote.^[10] In the runoff primary election, Mullin defeated Faught 57%–43%.^[11][12]

The 2nd District has historically been a classic "Yellow Dog" Democratic district, but has steadily trended Republican as Tulsa's suburbs have spilled into its northern portion. For this reason, Mullin was thought to have a good chance of winning the election. He defeated the Democratic nominee, former district attorney Rob Wallace, 57%–38%,^[13] becoming the first Republican to represent the district since Tom Coburn in 2001,^[14] and only the second since 1921.

2016

In the June 2016 Republican primary, Mullin defeated Jarrin Jackson by 27 percentage points. In the November general election, he defeated Democrat Joshua Harris-Till by 47 percentage points.^[15]

2018

When he first ran for Congress in 2012, Mullin promised to serve only three terms (six years), but in July 2017 he released a video announcing that he would run for a fourth term in 2018, saying he was ill-advised when he made the promise to only serve three terms.^[16] After he reneged on this promise, former U.S senator Tom Coburn said he would work to oust Mullin from office.^[15] Mullin won a four-way Republican primary with 54.1% of the vote, and was reelected in November with 65% of the vote.

2020

In 2020, Mullin won the Republican primary with 79.9% of the vote, and was reelected in November with 75% of the vote.

Tenure

On February 5, 2014, Mullin introduced the bill To revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe (H.R. 4002; 113th Congress), which would accept the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's request to revoke the charter of incorporation issued to it and ratified by its members on June 1, 1940.^[17]

In 2015, Mullin condemned the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which held that same-sex marriage bans violated the constitution.^[18]

In April 2017, Mullin drew criticism when he was recorded during a town hall meeting telling his constituents that it was "bullcrap" that taxpayers pay his salary. He said, "I pay for myself. I paid enough taxes before I got here and continue to through my company to pay my own salary. This is a service. No one here pays me to go."^[19]

In December 2020, Mullin was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump.^[20] The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.^[21][22][23]

During the 2021 United States Capitol attack, Mullin, along with Texas representatives Troy Nehls (a former Sheriff and Army veteran) and Pat Fallon (an Air Force veteran) helped U.S. Capitol Police build barricades and protect the doors to the House chamber from the rioters. He and many of his colleagues were later ushered to a secure location, where he declined offers to wear a mask, in violation of House rules.^[24][25] Mullin said that he witnessed the shooting of Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt during the attack, which occurred after she climbed through a barricade leading towards the House Chamber; Mullin's opinion was that the Capitol police officer "didn't have a choice" but to shoot, and that this action "saved people's lives", with members of Congress and their staff "in danger" from the "mob".^[26][27][28]

In 2021, Mullin was one of 29 Republicans to vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.^[29] This bill expanded legal protections for transgender people, and contained provisions allowing transgender women to use women's shelters and serve time in prisons matching their gender identity.^[30]

Mullin, along with all other Senate and House Republicans, voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.^[31]

August 2021 Afghanistan visit

On August 30, 2021, during the final days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Mullin asked officials of the U.S. embassy in Tajikistan for assistance in going to Afghanistan to retrieve five American citizens. Because the plan involved violations of Tajikistan currency restrictions, the embassy staffers refused. The U.S. State Department had warned Mullin not to try his own rescue of Americans in Afghanistan, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy had both urged members of Congress to avoid travel to Afghanistan during the final days of the U.S. military presence.^[32]

Committee assignments

Committee on Energy and Commerce

Caucus memberships

Republican Study Committee^[33]
Congressional Western Caucus^[34]

Mixed martial arts record

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