Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings postponed over vetting delays [View all]

Source: Federal News Network

January 13, 2025 6:53 pm


Senate committees are postponing several confirmation hearings for several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks over delays in completing background checks and ethics reviews. Senate VA Committee Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) said in a statement Monday that the committee will postpone its confirmation hearing for former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Trump’s pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, because the FBI has not completed its background check on the nominee.

Moran said in a statement Monday that Collins “has submitted all his paperwork in a timely manner and has been transparent and forthcoming with the committee.” “In accordance with long-standing practice, the committee should have an opportunity to review Congressman Collins’ FBI file before the confirmation hearing,” he added.

Fox News reported that Senate committees won’t schedule confirmation hearings for former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., his pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, until the FBI completes its background checks on the nominees.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has also postponed its confirmation hearing for former Gov. Doug Burgum (R-N.D.), Trump’s pick to serve as Interior secretary, because the Office of Government Ethics has yet to complete its review of the nominee.

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