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President Donald Trump's pick for labor secretary, fast food CEO Andrew Puzder, issued a statement saying he is withdrawing his nomination for labor secretary, according to the Associated Press. "While I won't be serving in the administration, I fully support the president and his highly qualified team," said Puzder in the statement. Puzder's confirmation hearing was set for Thursday. A senior GOP source told CNN that there were four firm Republican no votes in the Senate and possibly up to 12. Republicans hold 52 seats in the Senate, and at least 50 votes would be needed for Puzder's confirmation to pass with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence. Puzder, the CEO of the company that owns the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. fast food chains, has faced fierce opposition, mostly from Democrats for his position on labor issues, though some Republicans said they're concerned over his failure to pay taxes for five years on a former housekeeper who wasn't authorized to work in the U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer echoed the criticism in a statement Wednesday afternoon. "No matter how you cut it, there is no worse pick for Labor Secretary than Andrew Puzder, and I'm encouraged my Republican colleagues are starting to agree," Schumer said. "He does not belong anywhere near the Labor Department, let alone at the head of it. Puzder's disdain for the American worker, the very people he would be responsible for protecting, is second to none."