Senator Patty Murray (above) is the Chair of the Senate Budget Committee. Her office issued the following on Thursday.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Murray Press Office
Thursday, April
18th, 2013
(202) 224-2834
VETERANS: Murray Questions Secretary of Labor Nominee on
Protecting Servicemembers
Sen. Murray
questions nominee on how the Department of Labor can better serve and protect
veterans and servicemembers
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty
Murray (D-WA) attended a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions hearing on the nomination of Thomas Perez as Secretary of Labor. At
the hearing, the Senator asked Perez to elaborate on how he would address the
needs of servicemembers and veterans in his new position. In his current position as the Assistant
Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice, Perez has played
a critical role in ensuring
protections for veterans, from voting rights, to employment rights under the
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), to housing and mortgage
protections.
“As a member of, and the past-Chair of, the Veterans
Committee, I’ve fought long and hard to ensure that our country steps up to meet
the needs of our servicemembers and veterans who sacrifice so much in defense of
our nation,” Senator Murray said at
the hearing. “Can you share with the
committee how you’ll continue to address the needs of servicemembers and
veterans as the Secretary of Labor?”
Watch the
exchange HERE (Senator Murray begins speaking at
02:15:15)
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Kathryn
Robertson
Deputy Press Secretary
Deputy Press Secretary
Office of U.S. Senator
Patty Murray
154 Russell Senate
Office Building
Washington D.C.
20510
202-224-2834