Wednesday, February 8, 2017

U.S. Senate panel receives ethics filings for Labor nominee Puzder

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U.S. Senate panel receives ethics filings for Labor nominee Puzder

Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, takes part in a panel discussion at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly HillsBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate panel tasked with vetting labor secretary nominee and fast-food executive Andrew Puzder will hold his confirmation hearing on Feb.16, now that his ethics paperwork has been submitted to Congress, a committee spokesman said Wednesday. Puzder's certification from the Office of Government Ethics arrived at the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions exactly two months after Puzder was nominated to the job by President Donald Trump. A spokesman for Puzder, George Thompson, said he expects that Puzder will turn in a separate questionnaire to the committee by Thursday morning.


U.S. senators want say on any Trump Russia sanctions action
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. senators called on Wednesday for the right to review any move the White House might make to ease sanctions on Russia, amid mounting concern in Congress - and among U.S. allies - that President Donald Trump will be too conciliatory toward Moscow. The lawmakers, led by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Ben Cardin, introduced "The Russia Sanctions Relief Act of 2017," modeled on a 2015 bill that let Congress review the Iran nuclear agreement signed by then-President Barack Obama.
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