How Congress is sidestepping tradition for Trump’s nominees

Name: How Congress is sidestepping tradition for Trump’s nominees
Uploaded: 2017-01-10T00:23:40Z
Duration: P366S
Description: Capitol Hill will be buzzing this week as President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees answer questions in Senate hearings. But as of last weekend, some nominees hadn’t finished turning in their paperwork or cleared their ethics reviews. Democrats are calling it a rush job and have threatened to slow down the process. Lisa Desjardins sits down with Judy Woodruff for more.

Clip: 01/09/2017 | 6m 6s

Capitol Hill will be buzzing this week as President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees answer questions in Senate hearings. But as of last weekend, some nominees hadn’t finished turning in their paperwork or cleared their ethics reviews. Democrats are calling it a rush job and have threatened to slow down the process. Lisa Desjardins sits down with Judy Woodruff for more.

Aired: 01/09/17

Rating: NR

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