(Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the announcement that a hearing on President Trump’s nominee for the Department of Labor, CEO Andrew Puzder, will be delayed for a fourth time.
“Democrats are already deeply concerned about Mr. Puzder’s record of profiting off of squeezing workers employed by his companies, and this fourth delay in his nomination hearing-without any sign of the required paperwork-only raises further questions. I’ve been very concerned to see Republicans trying to jam nominees with extensive financial entanglements through the committee process, so to be clear: if and when Mr. Puzder does produce paperwork and his hearing is rescheduled, I will expect a date to be set that allows plenty of time to thoroughly review his documents and to receive any needed follow-up information."
Hearings for Puzder have previously been planned for January 12th, January 17th, February 2nd, and February 7th.
