Sen. Rick Scott on Trump’s Labor Sec. Nominee Sonderling: He’s Without a Doubt Qualified to Serve

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SCOTT: "A little over a year ago, this committee voted to advance Keith Sondland to be the deputy secretary of labor. at that time i expressed my utmost confidence in Keith to fulfill the role of deputy secretary the results speak for themselves and he is without a doubt qualified to serve as the next secretary of labor throughout his career Keith has proven time and again his deep respect for the rule of law in standing up for the American worker he’s committed to making America the best place to get a job 14 years ago i was honored to appoint Keith to serve on the Florida judicial nominee commission when i was governor throughout his tenure he thoroughly vetted a record number of judicial candidates to serve on Florida's most important appellate benches following his service to the people of Florida he took opportunities to serve all Americans in the federal government during president trump s first term he served at department labor where he oversaw record number of enforcement actions Keith s exceptional record and work ethic later led president trump to nominate him to equal employment opportunity commission there Keith worked to protect every American who came before the commission from arbitrary and illegal discrimination in the workplace"