Betsy DeVos Confirmation Hearing Delayed One Week
This Trump appointee wants to destroy public schools and their funding to replace it with religious and private education for profit.
The move comes after Democrats had raised concerns about the wealthy philanthropist’s incomplete financial disclosures and unfinished ethics review, as Politico reported last week. The top Democrat on the HELP committee asked for a rescheduled hearing, saying she was concerned about “extensive financial entanglements and potential conflicts of interest,” Politico says.
DeVos submitted her financial disclosures to the Office of Government Ethics last month but has not yet finalized or signed the paperwork, Politico reported Friday.
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The Washington Post reports that DeVos’ “vast wealth and considerable financial holdings have overwhelmed the bipartisan Office of Government Ethics,” which vets Cabinet nominees. The office has not finished examining DeVos’ investments for possible ethical concerns, the newspaper reported Saturday.
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