Neglected Nominees Show Labor Dept Lowest GOP Priority (1)

During the first two years of the Trump administration, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell prioritized votes on nominees to the courts, Pentagon, Justice Department and Veterans Affairs Department.

The Labor Department’s nominees have been the most neglected.

Now that William Beach has been confirmed to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 33 percent of Trump’s nominees for Labor Department posts are on the job, according to a Bloomberg Government analysis of congressional data.

Compare that to the Defense Department, where 137 out of 165 Trump nominations have been confirmed (83 percent) or the VA, with 12 of its 13 nominees ...