Biden Nominates Julie Su as Labor Secretary, Replacing Walsh (2)

President Joe Biden intends to nominate Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su to lead the department, moving to fill a vacancy at an agency critical to his domestic agenda.

Su would become the first Asian American Cabinet secretary in Biden’s administration. She would replace Marty Walsh, who is the firstBiden cabinet department chief to leave. Walsh is expected to become the head of the National Hockey League players’ union.

Julie Su

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“Julie is a champion for workers, and she has been a critical partner to Secretary Walsh since the early days of my administration,” Biden said Tuesday in a statement. ...