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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Labor secretary nominee Julie Su faces heat from Senate GOP

    Biden’s nominee for labor secretary, Julie Su, faced a grilling from Senate Republicans on Thursday over the gig worker bill AB5 plus pandemic unemployment fraud.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 20, 2023 • 1 min read

    Biden’s nominee for labor secretary, Julie Su, faced a grilling from Senate Republicans on Thursday over the gig worker bill AB5 plus pandemic unemployment fraud.

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    1. 0:00Labor secretary nominee Julie Su faces heat from Senate GOPYou’re reading this
    2. 9:21Richard Riordan’s love was education, not City Hall politics
    3. 19:15Boy Scouts of America will begin to compensate survivors of sexual abuse
    4. 26:43Weekend film reviews: ‘Carmen,’ ‘Chevalier,’ ‘The Covenant’
    5. 42:54Go crazy with carrot (salads) — Turkish and Tunisian styles
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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Delicious carrot salads, Richard Riordan obit, Boy Scouts’ settlement
    1. 0:00Labor secretary nominee Julie Su faces heat from Senate GOPYou’re reading this
    2. 9:21Richard Riordan’s love was education, not City Hall politics
    3. 19:15Boy Scouts of America will begin to compensate survivors of sexual abuse
    4. 26:43Weekend film reviews: ‘Carmen,’ ‘Chevalier,’ ‘The Covenant’
    5. 42:54Go crazy with carrot (salads) — Turkish and Tunisian styles
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand