42 House Republicans oppose controversial Labor Nominee

Thomas Perez

Washington, D.C. – Republican Study Committee Chairman Steve Scalise today was joined by 42 of his colleagues in opposing the confirmation of Thomas Perez for Secretary of Labor. In a letter to the Senate, Scalise highlighted Perez’s “abusive and alarming record” and urged the Senate to oppose his pending nomination. Perez testified today in the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

“Thomas Perez has a long and alarming track record of ignoring the law when it suits his radical agenda, and he is entirely unfit to assume the power and responsibility that comes with a cabinet level post as the Secretary of the Department of Labor,” Scalise said. “In addition to wasting millions of taxpayer dollars on frivolous lawsuits, Perez has abused his authority by trying to inflate voter rolls, and, according to the Department of Justice Inspector General, has completely mismanaged the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division. The nomination of Thomas Perez for Secretary of Labor is just another example of President Obama’s willingness to put politics ahead of good public policy. America simply cannot afford to have Thomas Perez in charge of the Department of Labor.”

The full text of the letter can be found here.

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