Posted with permission from Confined Space, a newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues
♦ From Mitch to Donald, with Love: Looks like we may have a Secretary of Labor by Thursday. Senate Leader Mitch McConnell is preparing a gift for the President making sure he has a full cabinet before his 100 Day anniversary. McConnell filed for cloture (ending debate) Monday on Alexander Acosta’s nomination. The Senate is expected to vote on cloture today and a floor vote is expected tomorrow. After that we should start seeing some political appointees at DOL (maybe even OSHA) and some nominations for Senate approved positions.