Alexander Statement on Selection of Respected Tennessee Businessman Andy Puzder as Labor Secretary

WASHINGTON, December 8 — Senate labor committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement on President-elect Trump’s selection of respected Tennessee businessman Andy Puzder to become the next United States Secretary of Labor:

“Mr. Puzder is a respected Tennessee business leader who understands how excessive regulation can destroy jobs and make it harder for family incomes to rise. I look forward to working with him to create an environment to help create jobs for more Americans. His nomination will be promptly considered by the Senate’s labor committee.”

Puzder is the chief executive of CKE Restaurants, a company that owns, operates, and franchises several restaurant chains and is in the process of moving its headquarters to Nashville. Puzder lives with his family in Franklin, Tennessee.

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