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Senate Confirms Thomas Perez As Secretary Of Labor

By Igor Bobic
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July 18, 2013 8:44 a.m.

The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Thomas Perez as the new Secretary of Labor by a vote of 54-46. A long-standing Republican filibuster was broken a day earlier, by the thinnest possible margin of 60-40.

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Igor Bobic (@igorbobic)  Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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