Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individual to a Key Administration Post
NOMINATIONS & APPOINTMENTS
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individual to a Key Administration Post
Issued on: August 27, 2019
Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key position in his Administration:
Eugene Scalia of Virginia, to be Secretary of Labor.
Mr. Scalia, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, is a renowned labor, employment, and regulatory lawyer. He has previously held several positions in the Federal Government. In the mid-to-late 1980s, he was a speechwriter to Secretary of Education William J. Bennett. From 1992 to 1993, Mr. Scalia served as a Special Assistant to Attorney General William P. Barr. In 2001, Mr. Scalia joined the Department of Labor as Solicitor of Labor, the Department’s principal legal officer with responsibility of a broad range of regulatory and enforcement matters. Mr. Scalia is a senior fellow of the Administrative Conference of the United States, a Federal agency that makes recommendations to Congress and the Executive branch on ways to improve agency procedures. He has served as a lecturer in labor and employment law at the University of Chicago Law School and as an adjunct professor at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. Mr. Scalia received his undergraduate degree, with distinction, from the University of Virginia and his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School, graduating cum laude and serving as editor-in-chief of the University of Chicago Law Review.
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individual to a Key Administration Post
Issued on: August 27, 2019
Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key position in his Administration:
Eugene Scalia of Virginia, to be Secretary of Labor.
Mr. Scalia, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, is a renowned labor, employment, and regulatory lawyer. He has previously held several positions in the Federal Government. In the mid-to-late 1980s, he was a speechwriter to Secretary of Education William J. Bennett. From 1992 to 1993, Mr. Scalia served as a Special Assistant to Attorney General William P. Barr. In 2001, Mr. Scalia joined the Department of Labor as Solicitor of Labor, the Department’s principal legal officer with responsibility of a broad range of regulatory and enforcement matters. Mr. Scalia is a senior fellow of the Administrative Conference of the United States, a Federal agency that makes recommendations to Congress and the Executive branch on ways to improve agency procedures. He has served as a lecturer in labor and employment law at the University of Chicago Law School and as an adjunct professor at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. Mr. Scalia received his undergraduate degree, with distinction, from the University of Virginia and his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School, graduating cum laude and serving as editor-in-chief of the University of Chicago Law Review.
4 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
Disqualifies him for me. 
reality zone. 
