Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross sits out a congressional hearing for a second straight day
Cabinet secretaries and agency heads regularly visit Capitol Hill to advocate for their budget priorities, but this year Ross declined to appear before both Senate and House appropriators amid mounting controversy regarding his decision to include a citizenship question on the upcoming 2020 census.
They appeared before the Senate on Tuesday to field questions, but House Democrats rejected the replacement witnesses on Wednesday, opting to accept testimony from Ross only -- hence the empty chair for the roughly 45 minute session.Republicans attacked the decision to feature Ross's vacant seat rather than recognizing the 10 officials who showed up to testify. "The Senate seemed to find their answers sufficient," Georgia Republican Rep.
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