The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration held a hearing this morning to consider the nominations of Ann Miller Ravel and Lee E. Goodman to serve as Members of the Federal Election Commission. It was smooth sailing for the nominees, with Members of Congress and nominees alike lamenting the current state of affairs and agreeing
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’Tis the Season: Vetting and Confirmation Season For Presidential Appointees Is Already Underway
By Robert Kelner on
Posted in Government Ethics
It may seem odd, given that we are still two weeks away from the presidential election, but we are already starting to get calls from both Republican and Democratic aspirants for presidential appointments in the next administration, even before we know whose administration it will be. Presidential appointees must endure a highly intrusive “vetting” process…