Burgum confirmation hearing postponed for two days due to paperwork delays

Published January 13, 2025 4:07pm ET



Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) announced Monday he had postponed the confirmation hearing for Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Interior, for two days due to a “bureaucratic delay.”

Lee, who is the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, pushed the former North Dakota governor’s hearing from Tuesday to Thursday because the Office of Government Ethics had yet to complete its review. 

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