Su’s Labor Nomination Advances With Senate Roadblock Ahead (1)

A Senate labor panel once again advanced Julie Su’s nomination to serve as labor secretary despite a year-long limbo that indicates she likely still doesn’t have enough votes to be confirmed.

The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 11-10 Tuesday to move Su’s nomination to the Senate floor. The vote was held in a heated “closed door” meeting room off the chamber and wasn’t publicly broadcast, infuriating the committee’s top Republican.

“This is a mockery of the Advise and Consent process,” an animated Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said during the markup before being interrupted by Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ...