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After Acting as 'Designated Survivor' for SOTU, Labor Secretary Is Said to Be Quitting
1 month ago | By Newser
US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players' Association, according to two people familiar with his plans who spoke to the AP. The hockey players' union has been searching for a new executive director to take over for Don...
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Labor Secretary Walsh tapped to be Tuesday night's designated survivor
1 month ago | By Politico
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh was to serve as the Biden administration's designated survivor during the president's State of the Union address Tuesday night, according to the White House. The Cabinet-level official tapped to the designated survivor is assigned to stay in a secure, undisclosed location away from the speech - in the event some disaster wipes out the entire presidential line of succession, who are expected to be at the Capitol to watch the address. Walsh plans to leave administration to head the NHL Players' Association, two people familiar with the matter confirmed to POLITICO...
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Labor Secretary Marty Walsh chosen as designated survivor before Biden administration exit
1 month ago | By WGAL
Walsh becomes the first labor secretary in American history publicly known to have participated in the obscure ritual in order to maintain the line of presidential succession in the rare case that disaster strikes.
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