Congressional Democrats, angered by the Trump administration’s refusal to begin the formal transition process to President-elect Joe Biden, are demanding a briefing on the matter from the head of the General Services Administration on Tuesday.
In a letter to GSA Administrator Emily Murphy, the Democrats say they can’t wait another week, as the GSA has offered. The GSA said the deputy administrator would provide a briefing to lawmakers on Nov. 30.
The lawmakers, including the chairs of the House Appropriations and House Oversight and Reform committees, wrote on Monday: “We cannot wait yet another week to obtain basic information about your refusal to make the ascertainment determination. Every additional day that is wasted is a day that the safety, health, and well-being of the American people is imperiled as the incoming Biden-Harris Administration is blocked from fully preparing for the coronavirus pandemic, our nation’s dire economic crisis, and our national security.”
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