Trump`s Second Pick for Labor Differs More in Style Than Policy

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That letter led some faculty to oppose his selection as FIU law school dean in 2009 and his potential selection for University of Florida law school dean in 2014. President Donald Trump?s second nominee for labor secretary, R. Alexander Acosta, represents a bigger contrast with the prior pick on biography and personal style than on policy substance. "Any Republican president would consider him for labor secretary or another senior position," said Seth Harris, who served as acting secretary of labor under President Obama. "In one day, we?ve gone from a fast-food CEO who routinely violates labor law to a public servant with experience enforcing it. His long and distinguished career in law and government service make him a strong candidate to serve as our country?s next Labor Secretary.