Labor Nominee’s Senate Hearing Set
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The chairman of a key Senate panel agreed to schedule a confirmation hearing March 18 for Alexis M. Herman, President Clinton’s embattled choice for Labor secretary. Sen. James M. Jeffords (R-Vt.) said he was satisfied with Herman’s responses to more than 100 questions on her professional and political past. Snagged in the growing controversy concerning White House fund-raising, Herman has been scrutinized by the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee on whether she improperly mixed her duties as a White House aide with politicking for the president.
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