March 22 (UPI) -- Alexander Acosta, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as secretary of labor, faces a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
Acosta's confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions began at 9 a.m. Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., will preside over the hearing along with Ranking Member Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.