(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)Andrew Puzder, the fast-food executive whom President Trump nominated to be labor secretary, emerged Monday as Democrats’ last, best hope of defeating one of Trump’s Cabinet choices as four key Republicans are on the fence about his nomination. Puzder, 66, has faced the most early skepticism of any nominee besides Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who won confirmation. Even if Puzder makes it out of committee, his final status may come down to a tiebreaker vote from Vice President Mike Pence similar to what happened last week for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Some business groups are also joining top Republicans in fighting the criticism by urging senators to back the nomination. If confirmed, Puzder would be the first labor secretary since the Reagan era to come to the role without any public-service experience.

Source: Washington Post February 14, 2017 01:02 UTC