Labor secretary nominee Tom Perez was confirmed by the Senate today in a 54 – 46 vote. None of the Republicans who voted to end debate on Perez — thus providing 60 senators necessary to overcome a filibuster –voted to confirm him. The six Republicans were Senators John McCain (Ariz.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine), Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Bob Corker (Tenn.), and Mark Kirk (Ill.).