Sep 26, 2019

Senate confirms Eugene Scalia as labor secretary

Ursula Perano

The Senate voted 53-44 on Thursday to confirm Eugene Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, as labor secretary.

The big picture: The position was previously filled by acting Secretary Patrick Pizzella after Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigned in July amid renewed pushback over his role in Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal.

Scalia is a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He previously worked at the Labor Department during President George W. Bush's administration and served as an assistant to now-Attorney General William Barr in the 1990s.

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