Quapaw leader praises nominee despite claims of misrepresentation
A report in Friday's
"He's the right guy," said Quapaw tribe Chairman
The Wall Street Journal report focused on his tenure working for what now is
Two former employees of the hospital quoted in the Journal report --
The one agency that might confirm Weaver's claims is unable to do so.
The hospital was able to confirm the employment of Noronha and Noethe, however. When asked if anyone currently working at the hospital could confirm Weaver's employment, the hospital provided no names.
"Our (human resources) policy is to confirm employment dates," Rockhold said in an email. "Beyond that, we must protect the privacy of our current and former co-workers."
An attempt to reach Weaver through RWI Benefits, a business Weaver founded, was also not returned.
Oakley sent a packet of information to the Globe that appears to include the same information featured in the Journal report, including a written statement from former Mercy chief nursing officer
In the statement, Bringle said she gave Weaver her full support for the position.
Oakley did not respond to a follow-up email from the Globe asking whether the Journal's report caused any re-evaluation of Weaver's nomination.
The Journal also reported that Weaver was recommended by
As of Tuesday night, Berrey remained one of the few people willing to talk about Weaver. Berrey said he worked with Weaver all the time and found him "very conscientious."
Berrey said he worked with Weaver primarily through
According to a 2016 report from
According to its website, RWI Benefits since 2007 has provided health care services to more than 20,000 tribal members and employees over the past 10 years.
If confirmed, Weaver will face funding challenges to
Berrey said Weaver negotiates a lot of the tribe's insurance-related contracts and does a wonderful job. If it turns out that Weaver misrepresented his experience at Mercy, Berrey said the work he has seen Weaver do firsthand was excellent enough to still deserve the nomination. He said the Journal report was flawed and politically motivated.
"The way it reads to me, whether the Journal is a conservative paper or not, is that it sounds like a hack job by
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