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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Dec 5, 2017, 03:29 PM Dec 2017

Senate Hearings Today for Department of Education and Department of Labor Nominations

Hat tip to a coworker. I didn't go. You can watch the videos and read the nominees' prepared statements via links at the website.

U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

FULL COMMITTEE HEARING

Department of Education and Department of Labor Nominations

Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Time: 10:00 AMLocation: 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses

Kenneth Marcus
Of Leesburg, VA
nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
Department of Education
Prepared Statement

Johnny Collett
Of Georgetown, KY
nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Department of Education
Prepared Statement

Scott Mugno
Of Moon Township, PA
nominated to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Department of Labor
Prepared Statement

William Beach, Ph.D
Of Alexandria, VA
nominated to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Prepared Statement

From Enron board of directors member Wendy Gramm's organization, the Mercatus Center:

Federal Fiscal Policy
Announcement
October 24, 2017

White House to Nominate Beach to BLS

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is pleased to announce that the White House has nominated Vice President for Policy Research William Beach to serve as Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

William Beach

https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-beach-8489924
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