The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted 67 to 32 to confirm Lori Chavez-DeRemer as President Donald Trump\u2019s Labor secretary.<\/p>\n
Trump picked Chavez-DeRemer for the job because her father was a Teamsters member, a sign that Trump is angling to break up the Democrats\u2019 long-standing alliance with organized labor.<\/p>\n
Sens. Tedd Budd (N.C.), Rand Paul (Ky.), and former GOP leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) were the only Republicans who spoke out against Chavez-DeRemer\u2019s nomination. Seventeen Democrats backed her and Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) did not vote.<\/p>\n
By a vote of 14 to 9, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee agreed to nominate Chavez-DeRemer on February 27.<\/p>\n
After Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) voted no, Chavez-DeRemer was the first well-known Trump nominee who needed support from Democrats to get through committee consideration.<\/p>\n
The Democrats Maggie Hassan (N.H.), John Hickenlooper (Colo.), and Tim Kaine (Va.) voted \u201cyes,\u201d along with the other Republicans on the committee.<\/p>\n
Paul\u2019s opposition to the Pro Act is based on Chavez-DeRemer\u2019s past support for it. The Pro Act would weaken states\u2019 anti-union laws and give more power to organized workers.<\/p>\n
Although most Republicans and the business lobby are against the bill, she was one of only three Republicans in the House who backed it during her one term.<\/p>\n
Trump ran as a pro-worker and somewhat pro-labor candidate, but during his first term, he put people in charge of the National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor who had a history of being against unions.<\/p>\n
Thereafter, those agencies did things that were considered bad for workers, like limiting protections for overtime.<\/p>\n
Sean O\u2019Brien, president of the Teamsters, pushed for Chavez-DeRemer to be nominated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Biden administration used its authority as a weapon against workers, threatening their ability to earn a living and provide for their families,\u201d Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La), chairman of the HELP panel, said Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith President Trump back in office, we have an opportunity to enact a pro-America agenda at the Department of Labor that puts workers first,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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