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Senate confirms Alex Acosta as Trump's secretary of labor
Source: Associated Press
Senate confirms Alex Acosta as Trump's secretary of labor
By LAURIE KELLMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Apr 27, 2017, 7:25 PM ET
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Alex Acosta as Labor secretary, filling out President Donald Trump's Cabinet as he approaches his 100th day in office.
The 60-38 vote confirms Acosta to the post. Once sworn as the nation's 27th Labor secretary, the son of Cuban immigrants will lead a sprawling agency that enforces more than 180 federal laws covering about 10 million employers and 125 million workers.
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., spoke for many Republicans with a statement issued just after the vote saying he hopes Acosta's focus will be "promoting labor policies that are free of unnecessarily burdensome federal regulations." Scott said he wants Acosta to permanently revoke rules governing financial advisers and adding Americans eligible for overtime pay.
Democrats said any Labor secretary should advocate for the American workers to whom Trump promised so much during his upstart presidential campaign. They said Acosta has given no such commitment.
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By LAURIE KELLMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Apr 27, 2017, 7:25 PM ET
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Alex Acosta as Labor secretary, filling out President Donald Trump's Cabinet as he approaches his 100th day in office.
The 60-38 vote confirms Acosta to the post. Once sworn as the nation's 27th Labor secretary, the son of Cuban immigrants will lead a sprawling agency that enforces more than 180 federal laws covering about 10 million employers and 125 million workers.
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., spoke for many Republicans with a statement issued just after the vote saying he hopes Acosta's focus will be "promoting labor policies that are free of unnecessarily burdensome federal regulations." Scott said he wants Acosta to permanently revoke rules governing financial advisers and adding Americans eligible for overtime pay.
Democrats said any Labor secretary should advocate for the American workers to whom Trump promised so much during his upstart presidential campaign. They said Acosta has given no such commitment.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/senate-poised-confirm-acosta-trumps-man-labor-47062079