Labor Secretary-designate Lori Chavez-DeRemer inched nearer to Senate affirmation Thursday after lawmakers voted to finish debate on her nomination.
In a 66-30 vote, 15 Democratic senators signaled help for President Trump’s decide, as Chavez-DeRemer superior to a remaining vote on her nomination – which is scheduled to happen on Monday.
Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet of Colorado, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, John Hickenlooper of Colorado, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Gary Peters of Michigan, Jacky Rosen of Nevada, Adam Schiff of California, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, Mark Warner of Virginia, Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island voted in favor of Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the one Republican against Trump’s labor decide.
“In her public service, she’s put within the work to hunt differing views and to search out frequent floor,” Senate Majority Chief John Thune (R-S.D.) mentioned of Chavez-DeRemer on the Senate flooring Wednesday.
“Ms. Chavez-DeRemer’s mom would all the time inform her, and I quote, ‘When you recognize higher, you do higher,’” Thune added. “And we want the Labor Division to do higher than what we noticed from the Biden administration.”
Chavez-DeRemer has confronted some opposition from Republicans over her prior help for the Defending the Proper to Arrange (PRO) Act, which might have ended authorized protections for workers at unionized workplaces who don’t want to be part of a union or pay dues.
She was one of many three Home GOP co-sponsors of the laws, which was opposed by most Republicans over issues that it will undo so-called “right-to-work” legal guidelines that protect workers from being pressured to hitch a labor union.
Chavez-DeRemer walked again her help for the PRO Act throughout her affirmation listening to.
“As a member of Congress, the PRO Act was the invoice to have these conversations that mattered deeply to the folks of Oregon’s fifth Congressional District. I acknowledge that that invoice was imperfect, and I additionally acknowledge that I’m now not representing Oregon as a lawmaker,” she informed lawmakers on the Senate Well being, Schooling, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
Chavez-DeRemer was accepted by the HELP Committee final week in a 14-9 vote.
If Chavez-DeRemer is confirmed subsequent week, Elise Stefanik – Trump’s decide to function ambassador to the United Nations – would grow to be the one presidential Cupboard appointee nonetheless awaiting affirmation.
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