The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be Labor secretary in a 14-9 vote.
Chavez-DeRemer, a former one-term Republican member of the House from Oregon, is likely to be confirmed. She caused less worry among Democrats than some of President Donald Trump’s other nominees.
Committee Chair Bill Cassidy, R-La., laid out his hopes for a “pro-America agenda that puts workers first.”
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