President Trump nominates Eugene Scalia to lead U.S. Department of Labor (2019)

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On August 27, 2019, President Trump nominated lawyer Eugene Scalia to replace Alexander Acosta as secretary of labor.
Scalia is the son of late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and handled Labor Department litigation and gave legal advice on rulemakings and administrative law during George W. Bush’s presidency.
According to his law firm biography, Eugene Scalia also served as special assistant to U.S. Attorney General William Barr from 1992 to 1993 and has written over 20 articles and papers on labor, employment, and constitutional law.
After the summer recess, the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will vote on Scalia’s nomination. If the committee approves him, then the full Senate will vote on whether to confirm him as the new head of the Department of Labor.
See also
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Executive agency
- R. Alexander Acosta
- Antonin Scalia
- Appointment and removal power (administrative_state)
- Independent federal agency
- United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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