President Donald Trump picks Alexander Acosta for Secretary of Labor

WASHINGTON (WJBK/AP) - President Donald Trump says law school dean R. Alexander Acosta is his new choice for secretary of labor.

The president announced the nomination the day after his original pick, Andrew Puzder, withdrew after it became clear he lacked enough Republican votes for Senate confirmation.

Acosta has served on the National Labor Relations Board and as a federal prosecutor in Florida. Former President George W. Bush named him assistant attorney general for civil rights.

Puzder withdrew on the eve of his confirmation hearing because Republicans balked at an array of personal and professional issues. Puzder said he had employed -- and belatedly paid taxes on -- a housekeeper not authorized to work in the United States.

"The man I'll be announcing for labor is a star, great person," Trump said as he opened a meeting with some of his staunchest supporters in the House.

Acosta is a Florida native and has served in three different presidentially-appointed, senate-confirmed positions including the National Labor Relations Board, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division.

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