Ron Sims was in Washington DC today for the Senate Banking Committee hearing to confirm his nomination as Deputy Secretary of HUD. But it wasn't much of a hearing:

President Obama's nominee for deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development didn't have to answer any questions at his confirmation hearing this morning.
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None of the nominees faced questions because committee members had to leave for a vote on the Senate floor after the nominees were introduced and made brief remarks.

Ranking Republican Sen. Richard Shelby shares the blame for the rush to confirm:

But a reporter for Washington News Observer asked Sims about the Yousoufian public records case. Sims denied any responsibility for the violations that occurred under his watch