Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is designated survivor for 2023 State of the Union
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is the designated survivor for President Biden’s State of the Union address, according to a White House official. Walsh as Labor secretary is the 11th in the presidential line of succession. Walsh is expected to step down from his job in the Biden administration to take over as head of the National Hockey League Players' Association, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday denied that any “reprisal” or “animus” played a role in his decision to remove Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) from the Commerce Committee. “He had a temporary assignment on the committee, the way we do things, for two years,” McConnell said in an interview with Fox News. “He could have traded in one of his permanent committees for Commerce and stayed on it.”
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