Labor Secretary Nominee Walsh Gets Confirmation Hearing Feb. 4

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will receive a confirmation hearing on his nomination to be President Joe Biden‘s labor secretary on Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. Eastern, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee said.

• The White House is hoping for swift confirmation of the two-term Democratic mayor. Biden has tasked the U.S. Labor Department with a robust economic and safety agenda to address the nationwide workforce crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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