Washington Post: Pressure builds on RFK Jr. as confirmation hearing remains unscheduled
Bipartisan critics of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are sharpening their arguments that he is unfit to serve as the nation's top health official, embracing the extra time they have been given while Kennedy waits for his confirmation hearings to be scheduled.
The Office of Government Ethics as of Friday was still evaluating Kennedy's financial disclosures, which are required for potential Cabinet officials, delaying his anticipated hearings in front of the Senate’s finance and health committees. The prominent anti-vaccine activist and former presidential candidate recently amended some of his prior disclosures, and ethics officials are looking for potential conflicts of interest, congressional aides have said.
Senators traditionally wait to schedule confirmation hearings until that process is completed.
A spokesperson for Kennedy did not respond to a question about his financial disclosures and potential hearing dates.
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By: Dan Diamond
Source: Washington Post
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