McConnell: We won't delay hearings
"All of these little procedural complaints are related to their frustrations,” McConnell says of Democrats complaining about incomplete ethics reviews.
By Seung Min Kim
01/08/17 11:52 AM EST
Updated 01/08/17 12:48 PM EST
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday rebuffed Democratic calls to slow down rapid confirmation of Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, even after a nonpartisan federal watchdog raised “great” concerns about moving ahead with hearings for nominees whose ethics reviews have not been completed.
Walter Shaub, director of the independent Office of Government Ethics, laid out his warning in a letter disclosed by Senate Democratic leaders on Saturday. Among Shaub’s concerns: Some of Trump’s nominees — particularly those with a complex web of financial interests and little background in public service — are left with “potentially unknown or unresolved ethics issues” before their hearings.
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