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Labor Nominee Perez Caught In Crossfire Of Senate 'Nuclear Option' Battle


July 16, 2013 at 03:19 PM
Labor Secretary-designate Thomas Perez, after months of a bruising back-and-forth mostly at the committee level over controversies surrounding his tenure at the Justice Department and whether he brings an overly political bent to DOL, finds himself in the thick of a possible “nuclear” war in the Senate, with Democrats on the verge Tuesday (June 16) of triggering a change in rules to clear his and other nominations by President Obama.

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