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Updated: Puzder to Withdraw for Labor Secretary

By Tws Staff

Update: Several news outlets are reporting that Andy Puzder has withdrawn his nomination for Secretary of Labor.

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CNN’s Manu Raju reports that Labor secretary nominee Andy Puzder is staring at an insurmountable hurdle in his confirmation process, with up to 12 Senate Republicans who are no votes on his nomination.


Michael Warren reported Monday that Puzder’s hopes were already fading:

Could Andy Puzder, Donald Trump’s nominee for Labor secretary, be in real trouble for confirmation? Word on Capitol Hill is that Republican senators are shying away from supporting Puzder—and that Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell may not have enough votes to deliver. If that’s the case, McConnell will ask the president to withdraw the nomination rather than forcing his members to cast a vote for which they’ll be beat up by unions and others if they vote yes, and by Trump supporters if they vote no.

CBS News’s Major Garrett said a source close to Puzder expects him to withdraw from the process. “He’s very tired of the abuse,” according to the source.

Read more from Warren’s report here.

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