President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US Department of Labor advanced out of committee Thursday, clearing her path to confirmation before the full Senate.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted 14-9 to approve the former Oregon Republican lawmaker’s nomination.
During her nomination hearing last week, Lori Chavez-DeRemer backtracked on her support of the union-backed Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which aims to broadly expand collective bargaining rights. Chavez-DeRemer said she only co-sponsored the bill when serving as a member of the House in order to have a seat at the table and be part ...
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