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Andrew Puzder Withdraws from Consideration as Labor Secretary

Posted On: Feb 15, 2017

Feb. 15, 2017 | BREAKING NEWS | The fast food executive Andrew F. Puzder withdrew his nomination to be President Trump’s labor secretary on Wednesday amid growing doubts among Republican senators that he can be confirmed. Conservatives, including the editors of National Review and Breitbart News, focused their fire on his employment of an undocumented immigrant as a housekeeper and his failure to pay taxes for her services. The groundswell of opposition had led several Republicans to waver in their support for Mr. Puzder ahead of his confirmation hearing on Thursday morning... nytimes.com Related: Puzder lacks the votes to win confirmation... washingtonpost.com