Announce Andrew Acosta as the new nominee for secretary of former norm he knee withdrew his nomination. This is an hour and 20 minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, the resident of the United States. President trump i just wanted to begin by mentioning that the nominee for secretary of the department of labor will be mr. Alex acosta. He has a law degree from harvard law school, great student, former clerk for Justice Samuel alito. He has had a tremendous career, hes a member and has been a member of the National Labor relations board. And has been through Senate Confirmation three times, confirmed, did very, very well. And so alex, ive wished him the best. We just spoke. And hes going to be, i think hell be a tremendous secretary of labor. And also as you probably heard just a little while ago, mick mulvaney, former congressman, has just been approved, weeks late, i have to say that, weeks, weeks late, office of management and budget. And he will be, i think, a fantastic addition. Paul singer
Community among one of the most celebrated in this country. In fact, he generally makes top hispanic business of the year several times by a variety of publications. This would fill what critics have said had been a gaping sort of hole in this administrations cabinet. No hispanics. Whether youre into that thing and balancing it out or he will take other questions as well. You know how that goes. It can be very, very short and sweet here. Well see what happens. We have federalist reporter joining us. Connell mcshane as well. Connell, what do we know thus far . Obviously as soon as the puzder thing started imploding, they were looking at backup plans and along came acosta. What do we know . What do we make of this . The initial reaction, neil, this is cabinet putting it together did not have any hispanic members at the cabinet level. This gentleman, Alexander Acosta if that is the pick would be someone would fit into the wall. He was appointed assistant attorney general in the bush admin
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And federal immigration authorities is playing out in texas. Sreenivasan all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org Carnegie Corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff after days of setbacks a cabinet nominee dropping out, a resigned National Security adviser, and a Court
[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States. President trump thank you very much. I just wanted to begin by mentioning that the nominee for secretary of the department of labor will be mr. Alex acosta. He has a law degree from harvard law school. He was a great student. Former clerk for Justice Samuel alito and he has had a tremendous career. Hes a member and has been a member of the National Labor Relations Board and he has been through Senate Confirmation three times, confirmed. Did very, very well. So, alex, ive wished him the best. We just spoke. And he is going to be i think hell be a tremendous secretary of labor. And also, as you probably heard just a little while ago, mick mulvaney, former congressman, has just been approved, weeks late i have to say that, weeks, weeks late