Thomas Perez: Confirmation Hearing

Thomas Perez Dept: WASHINGTON - Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez sought to assure senators Thursday that he would approach the job with an open mind and a willingness to work with business and labour groups alike to create new jobs, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The comments at his confirmation hearing were aimed at diffusing Republican claims that Perez's views are outside the mainstream and that his decisions as the government's top civil rights enforcer were often guided by political ideology and FILE - In this May 10, 2012 file photo, Labor Secretary nominee Thomas Perez speaks in Phoenix. Perez is expected to face tough questions at his confirmation hearing about his tenure as head of the Justice Department Civil Rights Division. The hearing on Thursday, April 18, will be the first time Perez publicly addresses GOP critics who say he made some questionable decisions as the nation top civil rights enforcer. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File "You will always have a person who has an open and balanced approach," Perez told the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee of his plan for leading the Labor Department. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.