Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s choice for Labor secretary, backed away Wednesday from legislation she supported in the last Congress that would make it easier for workers to form unions.
Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee pressed Chavez-DeRemer on her position on that bill during a confirmation hearing.
A House member from Oregon until she was defeated for reelection in November after one term, Chavez-DeRemer carefully answered questions from Democrats about how she would respond to efforts to obtain Labor Department data by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency and special presidential adviser and billionaire Elon Musk.
