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Labor secretary nominees confirmation hearing delayed again
Labor secretary nominee’s confirmation hearing delayed again
By Jonnelle Marte
January 26 at 12:57 PM
The confirmation hearing for President Trump’s Labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder was delayed again to allow more time for the candidate to submit his paperwork. ... The hearing is now set for Tuesday, Feb. 7, according to a statement Thursday from Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee.
This is the third time the confirmation hearing for the fast-food CEO has been pushed back. Puzder’s hearings were previously scheduled for Jan. 12, Jan. 17 and Feb. 2.
The latest delay was announced a day after a key Democrat on the panel, Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) wrote a letter to Puzder asking him to turn in his paperwork and expressing concerns that the lag might not give lawmakers enough time to “perform a thorough review.”
“This is now the fourth hearing date that has been set for Mr. Puzder, and we have yet to receive any of his required paperwork,” Murray said after the hearing was rescheduled. “If those documents raise more concerns about Mr. Puzder’s record or his ability to lead an agency dedicated to standing up for workers and families, Congress and the public deserve to know what they are.”
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Jonnelle Marte is a reporter covering personal finance. She was previously a writer for MarketWatch and the Wall Street Journal. Follow @jonnelle
By Jonnelle Marte
January 26 at 12:57 PM
The confirmation hearing for President Trump’s Labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder was delayed again to allow more time for the candidate to submit his paperwork. ... The hearing is now set for Tuesday, Feb. 7, according to a statement Thursday from Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee.
This is the third time the confirmation hearing for the fast-food CEO has been pushed back. Puzder’s hearings were previously scheduled for Jan. 12, Jan. 17 and Feb. 2.
The latest delay was announced a day after a key Democrat on the panel, Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) wrote a letter to Puzder asking him to turn in his paperwork and expressing concerns that the lag might not give lawmakers enough time to “perform a thorough review.”
“This is now the fourth hearing date that has been set for Mr. Puzder, and we have yet to receive any of his required paperwork,” Murray said after the hearing was rescheduled. “If those documents raise more concerns about Mr. Puzder’s record or his ability to lead an agency dedicated to standing up for workers and families, Congress and the public deserve to know what they are.”
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Jonnelle Marte is a reporter covering personal finance. She was previously a writer for MarketWatch and the Wall Street Journal. Follow @jonnelle
