Democrats on the Oversight and Reform Committee will allow the Commerce secretary to answer questions in writing about his finances.
By Rachael Bade Rachael Bade Congressional reporter Email Bio Follow March 12 at 7:23 PM Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee will allow Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to answer questions in writing about his inaccurate financial report rather than face public questioning on the matter at an upcoming hearing.
Democrats on the panel asked Ross, one of Trump’s wealthiest Cabinet officials, for more information about those inaccuracies in a February letter. But Ross responded that he was not ready to answer questions on the matter. Democrats may try anyway, but they’ll allow him to submit responses for the record.
Ross also tried in recent days to postpone the Oversight hearing to April 9, according to the correspondence. But Oversight investigators responded that the hearing had been scheduled for months and that Ross had plenty of time.
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