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Washington Examiner: Smelling Blood, Left Ups Pressure on Puzder
Another liberal group called Allied Progress called on Oprah Winfrey to release a tape of Fierstein appearing on her program in a late 1980s episode devoted to domestic violence in the late 1980s. Fierstein has said that she appeared anonymously on the show, stating that she was “caught up in the notion of a free trip to Chicago and being a champion of women’s issues.”
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Oprah Must Release Tape of Trump Labor Nominee’s Ex-Wife Detailing Domestic Violence Allegations
Footage has been shown to Senators from both parties in private but not yet released to public.
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Trump Labor Pick Andy Puzder’s No Good, Very Bad Week (and Why Next Week Will Be Worse)
While Republicans have tried to present Puzder as a viable candidate, opposition to Puzder has mounted – even giving GOP Senators and insiders pause.
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Paperwork Finally In, Puzder Has Tough Questions to Answer
Puzder should be grilled over his anti-worker record, company’s horrible epidemic of sexual harassment and assault.
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Senate Republicans Haven’t Vetted Trump Labor Nominee, So We Did
Puzder has demonstrated a deep disdain for his employees calling them “the worst of the worst” and indicating he would prefer to employ robots.
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Unrepentant: Trump Labor Nominee Also Had Issues With Undocumented Workers at His Fast Food Co.
Puzder supports comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship, but as Labor Secretary, he’d have to help implement Trump’s bigoted anti-immigrant policies.
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New York Times: Andrew Puzder, Trump’s Labor Pick, Admits to Hiring Undocumented Maid
Progressive groups have echoed that sentiment. “It’s long past time for Mr. Puzder to deliver on his commitment to file paperwork with the Senate and let the American people know what issues are causing so many headaches for the Trump administration,” Karl Frisch, executive director of Allied Progress, said on Monday.
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Politico’s Morning Money: Puzder Has a Nanny Problem
Allied Progress’s Karl Frisch: “Late tonight we learned that the GOP Senate has delayed Trump Labor nominee Andy Puzder’s confirmation hearing for a FIFTH TIME with no explanation. What are they hiding? Each time this hearing is delayed, we’ll send this statement out just like we did after the third and fourth delay.”
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UPDATED: Confirmation Hearing for Trump Labor Pick Delayed for 5th Time. What’s Puzder Hiding?
Trump administration and GOP Senate has delayed the confirmation hearing of Labor Secretary nominee Andy Puzder for a fifth time.
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New York Daily News: Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Once Hired Undocumented Immigrant Housekeeper
Monday night, an advocacy group known as Allied Progress, said Puzder’s hearing was delayed for a fifth time.