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Tuesday, January 10, 2017 2:47:04 PM
9 minutes ago - Puzder's Hearing Is Delayed, Too
this is from the live blog below that I am referring to ..
Senate Republicans are delaying the confirmation hearing of a second Trump Cabinet nominee who does not have a certified ethics agreement.
Andrew Puzder, the nominee for labor secretary, was tentatively scheduled for a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on January 17, but now that may not happen until February, said an aide to Senator Lamar Alexander, the Republican chairman of the committee. The change is in part a ripple effect of the committee’s decision late Monday night to push back the hearing for Betsy DeVos, the nominee for education secretary. She was scheduled to testify before the panel on Wednesday, but amid complaints from Democrats that the Office of Government Ethics had not signed off on her financial-disclosure report and ethics agreement, that hearing was pushed back until January 17.
Like DeVos, Puzder is a wealthy businessperson whose vast financial holdings would require more time and effort to untangle to comply with federal laws governing conflicts of interest for government officials. Republicans have now rescheduled several confirmation hearings for this week and next, but the delay on Puzder’s confirmation is the longest so far. A February committee hearing and likely opposition from Democrats means that even if he is confirmed, he won’t take office until a month or more after Trump’s inauguration. Based on the announcements of the last two days, Republicans appear to be prioritizing swift confirmation of Trump’s national-security team and domestic nominees who face less opposition from Democrats.
the bolded part will be a costly mistake .. fingers crossed NOT!
this is from the live blog below that I am referring to ..
Senate Republicans are delaying the confirmation hearing of a second Trump Cabinet nominee who does not have a certified ethics agreement.
Andrew Puzder, the nominee for labor secretary, was tentatively scheduled for a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on January 17, but now that may not happen until February, said an aide to Senator Lamar Alexander, the Republican chairman of the committee. The change is in part a ripple effect of the committee’s decision late Monday night to push back the hearing for Betsy DeVos, the nominee for education secretary. She was scheduled to testify before the panel on Wednesday, but amid complaints from Democrats that the Office of Government Ethics had not signed off on her financial-disclosure report and ethics agreement, that hearing was pushed back until January 17.
Like DeVos, Puzder is a wealthy businessperson whose vast financial holdings would require more time and effort to untangle to comply with federal laws governing conflicts of interest for government officials. Republicans have now rescheduled several confirmation hearings for this week and next, but the delay on Puzder’s confirmation is the longest so far. A February committee hearing and likely opposition from Democrats means that even if he is confirmed, he won’t take office until a month or more after Trump’s inauguration. Based on the announcements of the last two days, Republicans appear to be prioritizing swift confirmation of Trump’s national-security team and domestic nominees who face less opposition from Democrats.
the bolded part will be a costly mistake .. fingers crossed NOT!
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