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In July 2013, [[Tom Perez]] was confirmed as Secretary of Labor. According to remarks by Perez at his swearing-in ceremony, "Boiled down to its essence, the Department of Labor is the department of opportunity."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/speeches/20130904_Perez.htm |title=Remarks By Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez, Swearing-In Ceremony |publisher=United States Department of Labor |year=2013 |access-date=2014-08-08 |archive-date=July 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707030002/http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/speeches/20130904_Perez.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> | In July 2013, [[Tom Perez]] was confirmed as Secretary of Labor. According to remarks by Perez at his swearing-in ceremony, "Boiled down to its essence, the Department of Labor is the department of opportunity."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/speeches/20130904_Perez.htm |title=Remarks By Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez, Swearing-In Ceremony |publisher=United States Department of Labor |year=2013 |access-date=2014-08-08 |archive-date=July 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707030002/http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/speeches/20130904_Perez.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
In April 2017, [[Alexander Acosta]] was confirmed as the new Secretary of Labor. In July 2019, Acosta resigned due to a scandal involving his role in the plea deal with [[Jeffrey Epstein]].<ref>{{cite news |last2=Jackson |first2=David |last1=Wu |first1=Nicholas |date=July 12, 2019 |title=Trump's Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigns amid Epstein plea fallout |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/12/labor-secretary-alex-acosta-resigned-amid-jeffrey-epstein-fallout/1681245001/ |work= | In April 2017, [[Alexander Acosta]] was confirmed as the new Secretary of Labor. In July 2019, Acosta resigned due to a scandal involving his role in the plea deal with [[Jeffrey Epstein]].<ref>{{cite news |last2=Jackson |first2=David |last1=Wu |first1=Nicholas |date=July 12, 2019 |title=Trump's Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigns amid Epstein plea fallout |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/12/labor-secretary-alex-acosta-resigned-amid-jeffrey-epstein-fallout/1681245001/ |work=USA Today |access-date=July 2, 2021 |archive-date=July 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720190052/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/12/labor-secretary-alex-acosta-resigned-amid-jeffrey-epstein-fallout/1681245001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was succeeded on September 30, 2019, by [[Eugene Scalia]]. Scalia served until the beginning of the Biden administration on January 20, 2021. [[Marty Walsh]] was confirmed as secretary on March 22, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Puzzanghera |first=Jim |date=March 22, 2021 |title=Senate Confirms Walsh as Labor Secretary |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/22/nation/senate-confirms-walsh-labor-secretary-janey-set-become-acting-boston-mayor/ |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |access-date=March 22, 2021 |archive-date=August 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804010039/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/22/nation/senate-confirms-walsh-labor-secretary-janey-set-become-acting-boston-mayor/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He resigned on March 11, 2023 and was succeeded by deputy secretary [[Julie Su]] who is currently serving in an acting position. | ||
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