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==Secretary of Labor==
==Secretary of Labor==
===Nomination===
===Nomination===
It was announced in July 2019 that [[President Trump]] was nominating Scalia to the position of [[Secretary of Labor]] after then-incumbent [[Alex Acosta]] was stepping down due to an implication in a controversy involving a lenient plea deal given to convicted sex offender [[Jeffrey Epstein]].<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/18/trump-scalia-nomination-labor-chief-1422418 Trump taps Scalia’s son for Labor secretary]</ref> Scalia was confirmed by the Senate in a 53-44 vote<ref>Two references:
It was announced in July 2019 that [[President Trump]] was nominating Scalia to the position of [[Secretary of Labor]] after then-incumbent [[Alex Acosta]] was stepping down due to an implication in a controversy involving a lenient plea deal given to convicted sex offender [[Jeffrey Epstein]].<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/18/trump-scalia-nomination-labor-chief-1422418 Trump taps Scalia’s son for Labor secretary]</ref> Scalia was confirmed by the Senate in a 53–44 vote<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-confirms-eugene-scalia-as-labor-secretary Senate confirms Eugene Scalia as labor secretary] from ''Fox News''
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-confirms-eugene-scalia-as-labor-secretary Senate confirms Eugene Scalia as labor secretary] from ''Fox News''
*[https://www.politico.com/news/2019/09/26/senate-confirms-eugene-scalia-for-labor-secretary-003848 Senate confirms Eugene Scalia for Labor secretary] from ''Politico''</ref> and was sworn in on September 30, 2019.<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/30/eugene-scalia-sworn-trumps-labor-secretary/ Eugene Scalia sworn in as Trump's labor secretary]</ref>
*[https://www.politico.com/news/2019/09/26/senate-confirms-eugene-scalia-for-labor-secretary-003848 Senate confirms Eugene Scalia for Labor secretary] from ''Politico''</ref> and was sworn in on September 30, 2019.<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/30/eugene-scalia-sworn-trumps-labor-secretary/ Eugene Scalia sworn in as Trump's labor secretary]</ref>