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WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Senate panel on Wed nesday approved New York state’s labor commissioner for the No. 3 post at the Labor Department, despite GOP claims that she gave lawmakers inaccurate testimony.
The 13-10 vote in favor of Patricia Smith as solicitor of the agency split along party lines. U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming, the top Republican on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee, said he would place a hold on Smith to delay a confirmation vote on the Senate floor.
