tom perez is a good man. he is qualified, competent, a professional public servant nominated by the president and already confirmed by the senate to the post he holds today. i endorsed tom perez after meeting him couldn't to stand firmly by him as a nominee. but what i won't stand for is republics blocking his nomination for no valid reason without any real objection, only an ideological objection to allowing this president or this congress to govern or at least to select a cabinet that will help us to do so and in this case particularly the department of labor that stands up for working men and women in this country. i said when the president nominated him that he was an outstanding nominee to be the secretary of labor. he's dedicated his career to the rights of championing all americans and i'm confident he will continue to do the same if he is confirmed. i also marvel, mr. president, that i listened to all the election post mortem about how the republican party had to reach out to hispanic americans in thi

tom perez is my second favorite department of justice official. we are very honored today that tom perez has come from washington, dc, to give welcoming remarks here at this summit. tom perez is the assistant attorney general of the civil rights division in washington, dc, he was nominated for that position by president obama and sworn in in october of 2009 and we are all the lucky -- we are all very lucky that that happened in october of 2009. tom has spent his entire career in public service and on protecting the civil rights of our most vulnerable people. tom actually joined the civil rights division as a young lawyer and while he was there he prosecuted some of the most significant cases in the country. lawyers in the civil rights division get fanned out to places in the country to handle cases in mississippi and alabama and california and all over and tom was one of those people. he was sent to texas to handle a very significant hate crime case when he was a young lawyer that involved a gang of white supremacists that went on a killing spree

now, the nomination of tom perez has been before our committee since march. we've had our hearing during which mr. perez fully answered all questions posed to him. i cut off no one. i allowed anyone to ask whatever questions they wanted. mr. perez has met with any interested senator personally, and answered over 200 written questions for the record. it's an understatement to say that his nomination has been thoroughly vetted. so this continuing delay is unconscionable. it only hurts the american workers and businesses that rely on the department of labor each and every day. as our country continues to move down the road to economic recovery, the work of the department of labor is becoming even more vital to the lives of our working families. whether it's making sure workers get paid the wages they deserve, helping returning veterans reenter the work force, protecting our seniors' retirement nest eggs, ensuring a new mother can care for her baby without losing her job, the department of labor helps families build the cornerstones of a middle-class life. now mor

tom perez is passionate about these issues. he is passionate about justice and about fairness. we need this kind of passion and of this kind of vision at the helm of the department of labor. mr. perez has been as open and above board as he possibly be with this committee. he has met with any member personally who requested a meeting. he acted before the committee and a public hearing. he has answered more than 200 written questions. he bent over backward to respond to any and all concerns raised about his work at the department of justice. this administration has also been extraordinarily accommodating to my colleagues, especially to their concerns about mr. perez is handling of cases while at the department of justice. the administration has produced thousands of documents. never range for the editor of government employees. that facilitate almost unprecedented levels of disclosure to alleviate any concerns. as chairman, i've also tried to be as accommodating as possible, joining any request for documents that i, quite frankly, thought were unnecessary. and also postponing this

hey, this is tom perez. i'm calling you at 9:00. main thing i wanted to ask you, i spoke to folks from the civil division yesterday. i wanted to make sure that the memo was resent to the civil division. ofdoesn't make any mention two cases that are under review. that was the thing i wanted to talk to about. just about ready to rock and roll. me a call. i wanted to confirm that you got this message and you're able to look good stuff over to the civil division. >> thank you. that recording from earlier reports of tom perez, one of your deputies, arranging for something that has to be -- do youas part of think it is appropriate for someone at a federal level to try to keep information that would discuss what is going on? >> i definitely agree with that characterization. i'm not intimately familiar with all that has happened in connection with the inquiries that have -- >> let's go through a hypothetical that is easier. you have had a case that will 180 million. people dollars. we have another case you do not want to go to the u.s. supr

. >> i think tom perez has been an outstanding deputy attorney general. be a great secretary of labor. there have been reports done. i think those findings are really important. >> i think if you look at tom perez's number, record number of cases brought against police departments that have acted inappropriately, inappropriately. >> i think this is very critical because much of the sagging economy that we are climbing out of is a direct result of wall street. and perhaps improper conduct and activity. can you distinguish between cases that we might bring against those on wall street who caused the financial crisis or were responsible in large part? have we an economic system in which we have banks that are too big to prosecute? >> i said it was difficult at times to bring cases against large financial institutions because the potential consequences that they would have on the financial system. let me make it very clear. there is no bank, no institution, no individual who cannot be investigated and prosecuted by the united states department of justice. as

tom perez, assistant secretary for civil rights, ruslyn lee. she was also nominated by president obama to serve in her role as assistant secretary of education for civil rights and she was confirmed by the senate in may of 2009. as assistant secretary, ruslyn is assistant secretary arnie's duncan's primary advisor. before she joined the department of education she was vice president of the education trust in washington, dc and was the founding executive of education trust west in oakland. in these positions she advocated for public school students in california, focusing on achievement and opportunity gaps, improving can urriculum and instructional quality and ensuring quality education for everybody. she served as an advisor on education issues on a number of private ipbs institutions, she is a teacher, a lawyer, and a very influential voice on all policy matters. she was also passionate about ending this issue of bullying and bringing everyone together to stop this disturbing trend so please welcome assistant secretary for civil rights, rusly

attorney general, there has been criticism about tom perez as assistant attorney general, and that hey have mismanaged employees at the civil rights division in the department of justice. are you able to comment on mr. perez's track record of the division, an allegation that he politicized enforcement of civil rights laws? >> i think that tom perez has been an outstanding assistant attorney general for the civil rights division. he will be a great secretary of labor. there has been reports done that looked at the condition of the civil rights division. there have been reports, issued in 2008, and those findings are really important. the enforcement of voting rights laws during the administration was not based on improper racial or political considerations. the hiring practices were not politically motivated. found there was no basis to believe that the voting section politicizes. there have been indications that people in the voting section in particular have not gotten along with these others too well. i think if you look at tom perez's record, the record number of cases brought agai

tom perez is passionate about these issues and passionate about justice and about fairness. we need this kind of passion and this kind of vision at the helm of the department of labor. mr. perez has been as open and above lord as he could possibly be for this committee. he is met with any member personally who requested a meeting. he appeared before the committee in a public hearing. he has answered more than 200 written questions. he has bent over backwards to respond to any and all concerns raised about his work at the department of justice. this administration has also been extraordinarily accommodating to my colleagues especially to their concerns about mr. perez' handling of the cases while at the department of justice. the administration is produced thousands of documents and arrange for the interview of government employees and facilitated almost unprecedented levels of the exposure to alleviate any concerns. as chairman i have also tried to be as accommodating as possible, joining in request for documents that i quite frankly thought were necessary. and also postponin

attorney general, there has been criticism about tom perez as assistant attorney general and that hemay have mismanaged employees at the civil rights division and the department of justice. are you able to comment on mr. perez's track record as manager of the division and allegations that he politicized enforcement of civil rights laws? >> yeah. i think that. >> megyn: so now they are going off in other matters. let me make clear what we are listening for today. news on the big topics of the day, the irs, the associated press, the boston bombing investigations and with all due respect to tom perez, who has been nominated now to head up the head of labor, he is not news of the day. so, this is all streaming by the way at foxnews.com live so you can watch it there. i want monica crowley and kirsten powers to join me. they have been standing by to comment on these. the first question he was asked by republican good lat from virginia how about the interrogation of the boston bosoming suspect he said you know i really do think we need to extend the public safety admission and we should wo

i know tom perez well. he is a decent person, who turned around the department of justice, civil rights division. he is a -- speaks out for what is right for all americans. and he is imminently qualified to be secretary of labor. that nomination is being blocked. not by a vote on the floor of the united states senate but by procedural ways to gum up the operations of the united states senate. the same thing is true with gina mccarthy's nomination today not being voted on. has thing to to do with information not made available. it has everything to do with obstructionism, and as we saw with the majority leader's request for us to go to a conference committee with the house on the budget, again, they used procedural hurdles to block the actions on key issues here so we can't even take up bills. this is a pattern we have seen. my friends on the judiciary committee have seen how the republicans have blocked on votes on nominations for judges and how long it takes to get a judge confirmed here. not bus of the ve

. >> by all accounts, tom perez is not just a heart for the poor but he a committed i had log who appearsrankly to say or do anything to achieve his ideological ends. >> uma: tough words from senate minority leader mitch mcconnell the pick to lead the labor department. a committee vote was postponed this week and mounting republican opposition. mary kissel has been following the story from the beginning and she joins us now. why is this nomination so controversial? >> several reasons. mr. perez is the head of the civil rights division of the justice department. he was using a shaky legally theory to extract positions out of banks. he did a deal with the city to get the case withdrawn from a supreme court docket. >> paul: this was case that st. paul was litigating for how long? >> almost a decade. there were two cases brought by whistleblowers that could have netted $200,000. >> he didn't prosecute black panthers. he went back and harassed the state. that is just the beginning. >> paul: what about the issue of emails that he had been using his personal account, personal email account to co

attorney general, there has been criticism about tom perez as attorney -- assistant attorney general and that he may have mismanaged employees at the civil rights division of the department of justice. are you able to comment on mr. perez's track record as a manager of the division and allegations that he politicized enforcement of civil rights laws? >> yeah, i think that tom perez has been an outstanding assistant attorney general for the civil rights division. i think he will be a great secretary. >>> we are watching eric holder's testimony on capitol hill. we will continue to dip in if news warrants. and we will be right back. now f a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus fruits and veggies. need a little kick? ooh! could've had a v8. in the juice aisle. available out there. i knew devry university would give me the skills that i needed to make one of those tech jobs mine. we teach cutting-edge engineering technology, computer information systems, networking and communications management -- the things that our students need to know in the wo

. >>> by all account, tom perez is not just a man with a heart for the poor, he is a committed ideologueppears willing, quite frankly, to say or do anything, anything to achieve his ideological ends. >> tough words from senate minority leader mitch mcconnell about thomas perez, president obama's pick to lead the labor department. a committee vote on his nomination was postponed this week amid mounting republican opposition. "wall street journal" editorial board member mary kissle has been following the story for us from the beginning and joins us now. why is this nomination so sdmefrl. >> several reasons. mr. perez is head of the civil rights division at the justice department. he was using a shaky legal theory to ecotract settlement out of banks. mr. perez did a deal with the city to get the case with drawn -- >> from the supreme court? >> from the supreme court docket. >> this was a case that st. paul had been litigating for how long? >> almost a decade. in addition the feds brought two claims again whistle blowers that could have brought home as much as $200 million to taxpayers but t

host: compress is the current attorney general -- tom perez.dvocates onen see c-span and the justice department saying that those groups have a tough time ,stablishing their identity the cost, the expense, the travel to get id that is sufficient to give voter registration. yet those same advocates establish their identity for benefit cards, for medicare, for food stamps, the agent -- aged and infirm. i don't understand design congruency -- incongruency. i am not totally an expert on this issue. the justice department is enforcing the laws as they see them, which is to allow for as much access as possible to people that deserve it. and the arguments you bring up above the voter id and you have to have it to do all these other things like to just get on an airplane, they are out there, that is the debate right now. the justice department has just decided that the law as they see so that to be upheld people can get to the polls. the access issue is more important to them than, say, the convenience issue. host: anything happening on capitol hill on

attorney general, there has been criticism about tom perez as attorney, assistant attorney general. that he may have mismanaged employees at the civil rights division in the department of justice. are you able to comment on mr. perez's track record as manager of the division and and allegations that he politicized enforcement of civil rights laws? >> yeah. i think that tom perez has been an outstanding assistant attorney general for the civil rights division. i think he will be a great secretary of labor. there have been reports done that looked at the condition of the civil rights division, the inspector general, has spent two years looking at the voting section. there have been, there is a joint report by opr as well as office of professional responsibility, as well as the inspector general i guess. that was issued n 2008. and i think those findings are really important. found that the enforcement of voting rights laws during this administration was not based on improper racial or political considerations. found that the hiring practices were not politically motivated. found there

i know tom perez well. he's a decent person who turned around the department of justice, civil rights division. he speaks out for what is right for all americans. he is eminently qualified to be secretary of labor. that nomination is being blocked not by a vote on the floor, but to gum up theways operations of the united states senate. it has nothing to do with information not made available, it has everything to do with obstructionism. as we saw with the majority leader's request for us to go to a conference committee with the house on the budget, they use procedural hurdles to block the actions on key issues here so we can even take up bills. this is a pattern we have seen. my friends on the judiciary committee have seen how the republicans have blocked votes on nominations for judges thomas and how long it takes to get a judge confirmed here. and how long it takes to get a judge confirmed here. madam chair, remember very the nuclear we had option that was being considered. had senators that got together

tom perez and known him for many years as a dedicated public servant. a few years ago we began a confirmation hearing for mr. perez, a duty and responsibility that was beyond the per view of my office but -- the purview of my office but nonetheless we participated. i would like to hear from you as someone who worked with mr. perez closely in his capacity in your office if you could tell us about him and your view on him as labor secretary. >> i think he is uniquely qualified for this job given his experience in maryland in a similar position, given the way he has distinguished himself over a long and storied public service career, certainly with regard to the way in which he has conducted himself as assistant attorney general showin himselfbe class people. he's a person who i think as the ability to see both sides of an issue, he is not an ideologue as he has been portrayed. he is both a good lawyer, i think a loyal public servant, who i think will distinguished himself if he is given the opportunity to become our next secretary of labor. i have twoe is

benghazi, whether he consults with media matter iss, and darrell issa asked him about labor nominee tom perezsa accused the just disdepartment of trying to hide information in emails it had submitted to congress for his nomination. >> will you make them available to the committee based on our bipartisan request? >> i will certainly look at the request. it is not something i have personally been involved in but i'll try to be as responsive as we can. i'm sure there must have been a good reason why only the to after from parts -- >> yes, you didn't want us to know the details. >> no -- >> mr. chairman would you inform the witness as to the rules of this committee -- >> -- it's unacceptable and it's shameful. >> michael: wow, that was really cool. talk about a wise man holder did speak the truth. next up was someone who isn't so wise. loui gohmert who wanted to know about the boston bombings. you know this is going to be good. so watch. >> on the one hand we go after christian groups like billy graham's group franklin graham's group, but then we're hands off when it comes to possibly offending s

tom perez, who is up to be secretary of labor he made false statements to congress. violated the records act. went ahead and told us he had no private emails. then we found out he had 1, then two two, then 32 now 356789 the justice department won't turn over. it's quite frankly eric holder and other people who the president knows are basically covering for him. covering, denying, delaying. >> why would they want perez to be labor secretary in your opinion if he has got all of these lies as you say on his sheet? why would they want him in there. >> because he will be controlling an awful lot of labor policy and union activities. remember, this is somebody who went to saint paul, minnesota. cut a deal to stop the supreme court from having a case that, in his opinion, might have changed civil rights laws in some way that he didn't approve of. he is very effective of getting done what he wants to get done but he is ideologically driven. bill, my committee is called the government overnight sight and reform committee. there are areas and i will give you the one that is mo

longer than i just did on that judge to discuss the president's nominee for secretary of labor, tom perez. mr. perez is not unknown to the united states senate, or you might say to the country as a whole now that he has been assistant attorney general for a long time. his tenure as head of the civil rights division has been marked by controversy, and that is, in my words, putting it pretty mildly. he was confirmed to his current post of civil rights under assistant attorney general by a vote of 72-22. i was among those who supported his nomination to lead the civil rights division, so i have voted for this person once already, but unfortunately based on the reasons that i'll outline, i have come to regret that vote. there are a number of issues about mr. perez' record that should give my colleagues pause, but today i want to focus on the investigation i have been conducting with my colleague in the house, mr. issa, chairman of the oversight and governmental affairs committee in that other body, as well as mr. goodlatte, chairman of the house judiciary committee. i want to share with my co

recuse himself from the probe into the leak and the refusal to turn over the private e-mails of tom perez. it was all over the place. >> i'm sure there must have been a good reason why only the two and from parts were -- >> you didn't want us to see the details. mr. attorney general, in knowing the two and from -- >> i'm not going stop talking now. you characterized something as something -- >> mr. chairman, would you inform the witness as to the rules of this committee. >> it's too consistent with the way in which you conduct yourself as a member of congress. it's unacceptable. it's shameful. >> this committee has oversight over your department, correct? >> i didn't show up here because i really wanted to. >> that's been painfully obvious in the way you answered questions. we had this discussion about your recusal and the answer to that is i don't think i put it in writing. i'm not sure. did you not think those questions would be asked of you today that when you recused yourself from this -- did you think they would not be asked today? >> i didn't think about whether or not you would ask

just add, if the senate can't con frirm gina mccarthy to the environmental protection agency or tom perez means agencies can't function effectively. because they need leaders. so i think what we are seeing is republicans going all out in an effort to bring government to a halt. >> ma'am, let me just get in real quick. it seems like you're indicting republicans for wanting conservative appointees. but i imagine you would probably like liberal appointees on these courts. but the white house is insisting that additional judges are needed on the d.c. circuit and particular because it lacks a balance. full-time active judges are split 4-4. d.c. circuit struck down some obama administration rules. but some other doozies he calls them, like administration greenhouse gas rules have gotten through. the bush administration bpa had a harder time than the obama epa. is has the d.c. circuit really been that unfriendly to the obama administration? in. >> in case after case, whether it is involving rules, implementing dodd-frank, whether it is involving cigarette warnings, for young people, whether it i

earlier this week a vote on labor secretary nominee tom perez was also postponed.ng in joe sestak and chris wilson. good day to both of you. chris, jay carney asked republicans to stop the theater. so are republicans obstructing? >> the obama administration's brought them on themselves through their use of executive orders to accomplish things. so what that has brought about is it's required republicans to go through extra scrutiny before they will go forward on this. and it's not just republicans asking for more information. it's coming from democrats, as well. so even though carney wants to make it out as if it's just republican members, it's not. it really is bipartisan asking for more information on these people because before they make these appointments, they have to make sure that there is not anything there that would cause them to not be qualified or to not be willing to at that tita position. >> and mitch mcconnell saying the obama administration is causing the delay because they haven't fully answered questions about the underlying data. that was in poli

the heated exchange came while i saw it was attacking president obama's labor secretary nominee tom perez at the time at his at and his time at the department of justice i said was harassing attorney general holder about e-mails that i say had requested in relation to caress. will you make them available the committee based on our bipartisan request i will certainly look at the request it's not something that i have personally been involved in but i look at the request and try to be as responsive as we can i'm sure there must have been a good reason why only two to one from parts worth of yes you didn't want to see the details mr attorney general knowing that you went from a plea do knowing that you were not going to stop talking no. arise something is something mr chairman of which you inform the witness says are the rules and timidity in his to consistent with the way in which you conduct yourself as a member of congress it's unacceptable and it's shameful the you heard there right the attorney general of the united states. our chief law enforcement officer called the congressman's acti

tom perez. i ask unanimous consent to put that in the record. >> without objection. >> we haven't seen these documents. can the gentlelady make the documents available? app i certainly will. the second document is loving all our neighbors, even our muslim ones, the title is don't be so lazy to assume that the words of a group represent the entire group. they hardly ever do. perhaps a better idea is to meet them, learn about them, and treat them as your neighbors. this is in "usa today," and the ate is april 23, 2013. i ask unanimous consent to place in the record. >> without objection. sandaup i'm asking to place in the record a statement on medicare prosecutions as it relates to minority hospitals in separating out moneys that are not tainted by the investigation to allow those hospitals to treat i understand gent minority patients. ask unanimous consent. >> without objection. that will be made a part of the record. >> i thank the gentleman for his courtesies, and i'm smiling. thank you very mu

tom perez is passionate about these issues and about justice and about fairness. helm of the department of labor. mr. perez has been as open and as he can possibly be with the committee. he's met with any number personally as requested a meeting. he appeared before the committee in a public hearing. he's answered more than 200 written questions. he bent over backward to respond to any concerns raised about his work at the department of justice. this administration has also been extraordinarily accommodating to my colleagues and especially to the concerns about his handling of the cases while at the department justice. the administration has produced thousands of documents and a range for the interview of government employees and the facilitate of almost unprecedented levels of disclosure to alleviate any concerns. as the chairman i also tried to be as accommodating as possible joining and requests for documents that i quite frankly thought were necessary and also postponing the executive session for two weeks at the request of our ranking member to provide consera

the move delay as confirmation vote on the president's controversial new labor nominee tom perez.hat as we get it three whistleblowers took the stand in a highly charged hearing yesterday, challenging some of the administration claims on the terror attack in benghazi, libya on september 11th of last year. but even before the testimony was done, the spotlight turned to how some media outlets were handling the story. here are some of the headlines that have emerged from some major media youthlets. the "l.a. times" headline is partisan politics little new information at house benghazi hearing. the huffington post headline benghazi hearing reveals incompetence but no coverup. the "u.s.a. today" headline quoting the administration: white house, colon, benghazi hearing covers old ground. and from the san francisco chronicle g.o.p. benghazi hearing stokes political controversy. dan gainer is with the media research center and wrote an opinion piece for us here at foxnews.com that caught our attention. dan, thank you for being here. i want to ask you. that just gives you sort of a flavor

through eric holder and president obama has come to rely on him and this is lieutenant r-res such as tom perezvisited the white house 83 times. these are people that have a close administration and this president,. bill: eric holder 62 times. the attorney general always takes heat nor the white house. they almost act like a shield. you think about gonzalez, you think about reno, that is part of what comes with the job, does it not? >> it does. the justice department has so much power, but they cannot abuse it like this justice department is doing with james rosen subpoenas, with all of the other outrageous behavior leading up to the 2012 election, blocking election integrity and voter id around the country. they have enormous power, they need to respect it, and the previous administration did. that was the big difference. i saw both sides. under bush they viewed the law as a rule, under holder it's a mere suggestion. bill: you saw that? >> absolutely. it was a complete contrast in culture between the bush administration of justice and eric holder's justice department. bill: why is that, christ

has faced the consumer agency arafat gina faces of the environmental protection agency and that tom perez fees' is at the department of labour. this is about complete because ofa minority of senatot like the agency's and they don't like the work that these agencies do. in my view this kind of obstructionism is a violation of the senate's fundamental constitutional role to advise and consent and nomination. senators can vote against nominees with whom they disagree that they deserve a vote, and i hope that they get a vote. these individuals will be voted on as a package. i don't agree with the views of all five individuals. i find it very troubling for example, of the nominees was hired by the chamber of commerce specifically to curb the nlrb's regulatory authority. it's not about whether i agree or we disagree on the individual views of the ideology of each nominee. this isn't about whether the nlrb can function at all. it is about giving both workers and employers a fair chance to have their voices heard and their disputes resolved. that is what we are here today to move forward and i wi

question is, whe is the justice department going to take responsibility for what it does, whether it's tom perez the scandal in st. paul, or this or quite frankly the fact they're still standing behind the courts trying not to deliver the answer in the case of fast and furious to the cover-up of how they lied to congress and deceived the american people for months. there are serious problems at doj. this is the latest one. >> i know there will be more on this story coming in. once again, ap disclosing their phone records were monitored for a couple of months secretly by the justice department. as journalists we don't like this stuff. >> it has a chilling effect on the ability for you to get information from people who don't want to be public. >> let's talk about benghazi now. the president was very blunt today, as you saw. i'll play a couple of clips of what the president had to say about your investigation. >> the whole issue of this -- of talking points frankly throughout this process has been a sideshow. the e-mails that you allude to were provided by us to congressional committees. they revi

another case as has been mentioned earlier by my colleagues, tom perez, very qualified nominee, using a technical process in the abuse of the rules to obstruct. and so what we have, what we have going on here is across the board in a number of circumstances, outright obstructionism. i think the american people, if you look at this, madam chair, would say, i think they would say the presidents entitled to have his team. just four or five short months ago the president of the united states was elected to a second term. he's trying to put his team in place at the epa, and here we have this boycott. and you know, i'm just reminded a very short time ago it used to be the republicans would say, we're entitled to an up or down vote on our people. well, that's all we want. we want an up or down vote. that's what we're looking at. and so i would just recommend, others have said this here today, this is an outright abuse of the rules. our obligation as a majority is to rule and to take action and move forward. if we're not going to get any cooperation, we are going to get boycotts, then we have

video clip] >> under your leadership and under the leadership of the assistant attorney general, tom perezthe department has in lending60 million settlements including the three largest discrimination settlement in the department's history. $128 millioned employmentery in dense -- discrimination case in history, secured $16 million as part of a settlement to enforce the americans with disabilities act and more than 10,000 banks and other financial retail offices across the country and, last year alone, the civil rights division of the department of justice, opened 43 new voting rights cases, more than twice the number than in any previous year. host: our facebook page is pretty active on this topic -- clarksburg, west virginia, what is your comment? caller: everyone is upset about the press situation. england whooch in tapped people's phone lines. somewhere, the cia and different departments, people are telling them what they learned. this is our country at risk in different places. one feels like there is thing that keeps going on that i really hate. we have to have more respect for our p

the bottom line is tom perez is a dedicated public servant who spent his career fighting to keep therican dream within reach and those striving in the middle-class. we expect the senate to move forward through committee and onto the floor. he's enormously qualified. he's not as a pragmatic leader and consensus builder who served as assistant attorney general and as you know, the assistant attorney general served as the secretary of maryland department of labor, licensing and regulation and has a long and distinguished record. in opposition to her throwing up roadblocks to this nomination is none fortunate process of nominees that does not serve the american people well, certainly not in this case to work the department of labor needs to do. >> so you don't think sunder mcconnell's argument is clear? >> yes. >> are you concerned disowning his nomination does not move forward? >> would put the senate will move forward on the nomination. there has not been a case made that is not political and partisan against his nomination and we hope and expect the senate will move forward. >> is the