DeVos Confirmation Hearing Delayed One Week

The Senate confirmation hearing for billionaire anti-LGBT activist Betsey DeVos has been delayed by one week. NPR reports:

DeVos’ hearing was scheduled for Wednesday, but late on Monday night the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions committee announced it had been delayed until Jan. 17, next Tuesday. The move comes after Democrats had raised concerns about the wealthy philanthropists’ incomplete financial disclosures and unfinished ethics review, as Politico reported last week. The top Democrat on the HELP committee asked for a rescheduled hearing, saying she was concerned about “extensive financial entanglements and potential conflicts of interest,” Politico says.

DeVos submitted her financial disclosures to the Office of Government Ethics last month, but has not yet finalized or signed the paperwork, Politico reported on Friday. The Washington Post reports that DeVos’ “vast wealth and considerable financial holdings have overwhelmed the bipartisan Office of Government Ethics,” which vets Cabinet nominees. The office has not finished examining DeVos’ investments for possible ethical concerns, the Post reported on Saturday.