WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has tendered his resignation and will be temporarily replaced by Deputy Labor Secretary Patrick Pizzella.
Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Matthew Continetti said that Democrats may end up regretting their calls for Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta's resignation during a Tuesday appearance on MSNBC's Meet the Press Daily.
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta encouraged state lawmakers to rescind occupational licensing requirements that have restricted the job market at the state level.
Congressional Republicans are asking newly minted Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to roll back one of the Obama administration's most controversial regulations.