Well, looky here:
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2016FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP’S CABINET NOMINEES ARE SLOW-WALKING FULL DISCLOSURE OF KEY INFORMATION, SENATE DEMOCRATIC RANKING MEMBERS SAY PROCESS SHOULDN’T MOVE FORWARD BEFORE ALL DOCUMENTS ARE TURNED OVER & REVIEWED
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following reports that President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees have not yet provided the relevant Senate Committees with important documentation, such as a completed financial disclosure statement, ethics agreement signed by the Office of Government Ethics, and more ahead of their confirmation hearings, the Democratic Ranking Members of 16 Committees in the United States Senate today issued the following joint statement of principles for vetting the President-elect’s nominees:
Statement of Principles for Vetting Cabinet Nominees of President-elect Donald J. Trump
“The United States Senate has a rich, bipartisan tradition of vetting nominees to the President’s Cabinet. We hope to continue that tradition with our colleagues in the Republican Majority because the American people are entitled to a fair and open consideration process for all executive nominations. Therefore, a Cabinet nomination should only proceed to a mark-up in Committee if:
The nominee has cleared an FBI background check
The nominee provides a completed financial disclosure statement and ethics agreement signed by the Office of Government Ethics
The nominee has satisfied reasonable requests for additional information and Members have time to review that material.”
