After facing questions from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on topics such as pay and safety rules and worker training, R. Alexander Acosta, President Trump’s nominee to head the Dept. of Labor, won, or retained, support from the panel’s Republicans, but at least a couple of Democrats didn’t endorse him.
Wrapping up the nearly three-hour confirmation hearing on March 22, committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said he was sure that Acosta, a former National Labor Relations Board member and Justice Dept. official, will be confirmed. [Link to hearing web page, including webcast.]