From the Hill:
President Trump’s nominee to lead the Labor Department, Andy Puzder, is expected to withdraw his nomination, according to a number of reports Wednesday.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee was scheduled to consider his nomination in a hearing that had previously been delayed five times.
Top GOP members reportedly urged the White House to withdraw Puzder’s nomination, according to CNN.
Puzder, the CEO of the fast-food conglomerate that owns the burger chains Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., has been under attack by Democrats and outside groups for weeks for admitting he hired an illegal immigrant as a housekeeper and allegations that he abused his ex-wife and treated employees poorly.
Puzder was considered a longshot nominee, but after the nomination of Betsy DeVos and Jeff Sessions was successful, it seemed like he might also sail through. More on this story as it develops.
AAN Staff
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