Thomas Perez confirmed as Labor Secretary

Steve Contorino The Washington Examiner 7/18/2013

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Thomas Perez to be the next Secretary of Labor after narrowly crossing the 60-vote threshold the day before to end a lengthy filibuster of the nominee.

Perez, previously an assistant U.S. attorney general in the civil rights division, will replace outgoing secretary Hilda Solis.

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Thomas Perez: Obama administration understating unemployment rate

Tim Devaney The Washington Times 4/18/2013

President Obama’s nominee to run the Labor Department on Thursday acknowledged during his Senate confirmation hearing the administration has understated the nation’s unemployment rate.

The Obama administration often touts slow-but-steady job growth and a declining unemployment rate that shrunk to 7.6 percent in March as proof the nation has […]

FLASHBACK – Labor Nominee Perez: ‘People Are Still Having Issues With Who Won The Civil War’

Breitbart.com Breitbart TV 20 Mar 2013

Thomas Perez spoke to the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy on December 18, 2009 on challenging the Voting Rights act of 1964. Perez said:

“The more things change, the more they stay the same. People are still having issues with who won the Civil War. Crosses continue […]

Democrats defend Obama Labor pick by highlighting race

Neil Munro The Daily Caller 3/19/2013

Democrats are defending President Barack Obama’s provocative March 18 pick to head the Department of Labor, Tom Perez, by highlighting his Hispanic heritage.

“This morning: RNC autopsy warned GOP to improve Hispanic outreach. This afternoon: Senate Rs fight Hispanic nominee,” said a tweet from Sen. Harry Reid’s digital media […]

Tom Perez: What You Need To Know About the Most Radical Cabinet Nominee

J. Christian Adams PJ Media 3/18/2013

Today, President Obama issues a challenge to Republican Senators: in nominating Tom Perez as Labor secretary, he implies that Senate Republicans don’t have either the guts or organizational skill to stop what would become perhaps the most radical left-wing cabinet member in history.

Whether the president is right about […]

Thomas Perez Should Be Blocked

Panther-case scofflaw merits no cabinet post.

Quin Hillyer The American Spectator 3/12/2013

If President Obama thinks he can get away with appointing an obvious prevaricator to be Secretary of Labor – and a radical, race-baiting one at that – he has lost all touch with reality. Even a group as confused and fractious as the […]

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