Oregon Senator and ranking Finance Committee member Ron Wyden blasted Republicans on the panel for approving President Donald Trump’s choice of financier Steven Mnuchin as Treasury Secretary without the nominee supplying more information on how he handled thousands of mortgage foreclosures at the firm he took over.  Democrats boycotted committee votes on Mnuchin and Congressman Tom Price for head of Health and Human Services.  Republicans changed the rules to allow that vote to move forward, and Wyden believes that was wrong, saying it violated democratic principles and advanced the interests of “two candidates with serious ethical problems.”  Republicans said Mnuchin’s long tenure in finance is an ample prerequisite for the Treasury job.  The nomination must still be approved by the full Senate.