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Trump's Labor pick faces resistance within
Puzder plagued by issues from undocumented hiring to company's poor record
Published Tue, Feb 14, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Washington
AT least four Senate Republicans, including Susan Collins of Maine, are withholding their support for Andy Puzder to run the Labor Department.
President Donald Trump's pick of Mr Puzder, a fast-food executive, has run into resistance on Capitol Hill over his admission that he employed an undocumented housekeeper, among other issues.
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