Thomas Perez, the Justice Department’s top civil rights enforcer and the White House’s pick to be labor secretary, never broke a sweat during his hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Thursday morning. He had little need to, as the questioning rarely got tough.
Perez is a controversial choice, but Republicans failed to generate any heat at the hearing. Democrats ably defended him. In the end, nothing happened to upset his chances of confirmation.
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