Perez won cloture Wednesday on a 60-40 vote. Tom Perez labor secretary confirmation passes in Senate

The Senate confirmed Tom Perez as Labor secretary on a 54-46 vote Thursday, making him the second of President Barack Obama’s nominees to win confirmation this week following a deal to preserve the filibuster.

Perez won cloture Wednesday on a 60-40 vote, with six Republicans joining 52 Democrats and two independents. His confirmation required only a majority of 51 votes.