Punching In: Walsh, DOL Secretary Nominee, Gets Ethics Sign-Off

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Ben Penn: President Joe Biden‘s labor secretary nominee, Marty Walsh, cleared an important hurdle in readying for a Senate confirmation hearing by getting final sign-off of his ethics and financial paperwork.

The U.S. Office of Government and Ethics over the weekend published Walsh’s letter pledging to avoid conflicts of interest if confirmed to Biden’s Cabinet, along with a report documenting his income and investments. The disclosures don’t appear to reveal any details that would risk complicating the Senate’s consideration of the two-term Democratic ...