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Roll Call: Last of Trump Nominees With Russian Ties Set to Sail Through Confirmation
“We need to know more,” said Karl Frisch, executive director of Allied Progress, a liberal advocacy group that targets Wall Street power and influence. “If Donald Trump is going to be entrusting this man to be sort of a trade envoy to the rest of the world, we need to know where he is compromised.”
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Will Senate Press Trump Commerce Nominee About Shady Russia-Tied Bank Before Monday’s Vote?
With his confirmation vote on Monday, senators are running out of time to press Ross on his relationship with a Russian-tied bank known for money laundering and illicit activity.
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Legal Reader: Trump Nominates Alexander Acosta as Labor Secretary
The accusations which have been leveled against Acosta by groups such as Allied Progress are tame in contrast. Spokesman Karl Frisch damned the Miami native as “wholly unqualified.”
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Lancaster Independent News: Trump’s Second Pick for Labor Differs More in Style Than Policy
The Hill reports that Allied Progress Executive Director Karl Frisch released a statement saying, “We understand that the President is still reeling from his last failed Labor nomination, but that doesn’t mean he should nominate someone who is wholly unqualified for the job”.
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Equipment World: Alexander Acosta Is President Trump’s New Nomination for Secretary of Labor
Allied Progress Executive Director Karl Frisch released a statement saying, “We understand that the President is still reeling from his last failed Labor nomination, but that doesn’t mean he should nominate someone who is wholly unqualified for the job. Americans deserve a Secretary of Labor who will fight for workplace safety, fair wages, and the rights of working families. It’s clear Mr. Acosta is not that person.”
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Trump and the “Terrific” Billionaire That His New Labor Nominee Went Soft on in a Sex Case Involving “Underage Girls”
Another vetting failure. You won’t believe this story.
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Reuters: Trump Taps Ex-labor Board Member Acosta to Be Labor Secretary
Some progressive groups were already responding negatively to the Acosta appointment, with Allied Progress alleging he had mismanaged the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division when he ran it.
In 2008, an internal Justice Department report faulted Acosta for failing to rein in a staffer who engaged in improper politicized hiring.
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Reuters: Trump Chooses Acosta as Next Labor Secretary
Some progressive groups were already responding negatively to the Acosta appointment, with Allied Progress alleging he had mismanaged the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division when he ran it.
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The Hill: Trump Unveils New Pick to Head Labor Department
In a statement, Allied Progress Executive Director Karl Frisch called Acosta “wholly unqualified for the job.”
“We understand that the President is still reeling from his last failed Labor nomination, but that doesn’t mean he should nominate someone who is wholly unqualified for the job,” he said.
“Americans deserve a Secretary of Labor who will fight for workplace safety, fair wages, and the rights of working families. It’s clear Mr. Acosta is not that person.”
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Trump Now 0-2 in Vetting of Labor Nominees, Picks Alexander Acosta
Less than 18 hours after fast food CEO Andy Puzder backed out, president nominates scandal plagued Bush-era lawyer.