Assistant Secretary for Government Affairs Adam Sullivan said that reports of potential ethics violations 'demonstrate a lack of understanding' of cultural values 'central to East Asian culture and families.'
Nicholas WuWASHINGTON – The Department of Transportation responded Monday to House Democrats' probe into Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao's alleged conflicts of interest.
On Sept. 16, the Oversight Committee had sent a letter to the Department of Transportation requesting information about her alleged use of her official position to benefit her family's shipping company, Foremost Group, and initial failure to divest ownership of stock in Vulcan Materials, a construction company that received substantial funding from the Transportation Department.
He also denied any connection between Chao and Foremost Group and called the internal government probe into Chao's holdings in Vulcan Materials "closed."
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