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DOL nominee Puzder hearing set for Feb. 2nd

Andrew Puzder's confirmation hearing for DOL secretary is scheduled for Feb. 2, despite his alleged reservations about going through the process.

By Nick Thornton | Updated on January 17, 2017
CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder, left, with Gov. Rick Perry, attends a news conference in 2014 in Austin; Puzder is the nominee for DOL head. (Photo: AP)

The Senate confirmation hearing of Andrew Puzder, President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for Labor Secretary, has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 2, according to a release from Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-TN, chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

“Mr. Puzder is a respected Tennessee business leader who understands how excessive regulation can destroy jobs and make it harder for family incomes to rise,” Alexander said in a statement.

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Nick Thornton

Nick Thornton

Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.

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