A surprising development on Wednesday has raised new questions about President Obama’s nominee to be the new Labor Secretary.
Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez is one of the nominees over whom Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) just staged his filibuster fight. As a result of the deal Reid worked out with Republican Senators, Perez was supposed to get a confirmation vote today. He cleared a procedural vote in the Senate yesterday as six Republicans broke ranks to vote him through.
Perez has faced questions about his misleading congressional testimony about his involvement in a quid pro quo deal with the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, that resulted in the dismissal of a Supreme Court case and taxpayers giving up a claim worth almost $200 million. He has refused to turn over private emails that he used to conduct Justice Department business and has refused to testify before the House despite a congressional subpoena. But apparently, that’s not all.
http://blog.heritage.org/2013/07/18/morning-bell-serious-new-questions-on-obama-labor-nominee/?roi=echo3-16291255483-13735282-2433837aa76e4cd4b189a9dcf8775eb1&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell
Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez is one of the nominees over whom Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) just staged his filibuster fight. As a result of the deal Reid worked out with Republican Senators, Perez was supposed to get a confirmation vote today. He cleared a procedural vote in the Senate yesterday as six Republicans broke ranks to vote him through.
Perez has faced questions about his misleading congressional testimony about his involvement in a quid pro quo deal with the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, that resulted in the dismissal of a Supreme Court case and taxpayers giving up a claim worth almost $200 million. He has refused to turn over private emails that he used to conduct Justice Department business and has refused to testify before the House despite a congressional subpoena. But apparently, that’s not all.
http://blog.heritage.org/2013/07/18/morning-bell-serious-new-questions-on-obama-labor-nominee/?roi=echo3-16291255483-13735282-2433837aa76e4cd4b189a9dcf8775eb1&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell
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