Rep. Jackson Lee Issues Statement on Labor Secretary Acosta's Resignation
July 12, 2019
July 12, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, member of the House Judiciary, Homeland Security and Budget Committees, issued the following statement on the resignation of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta:
"I welcome news of Alex Acosta's resignation. I first called for his resignation on February 22, 2019, when his role in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal became widely known. To be certain, Acosta's role in procuring an incredibly lenient sentence for a renowned sexual pr . . .
"I welcome news of Alex Acosta's resignation. I first called for his resignation on February 22, 2019, when his role in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal became widely known. To be certain, Acosta's role in procuring an incredibly lenient sentence for a renowned sexual pr . . .