Lori Chavez-DeRemer clears Senate panel hurdle for Labor Department role

Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions voted 14-9 on Thursday to recommend Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s confirmation by the full Senate.

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — A Senate committee voted Thursday to advance the nomination of President Donald Trump’s choice to head the Department of Labor, one of the agencies named in lawsuits over moves by Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team to access federal data systems.

Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions voted 14-9 to recommend Lori Chavez-DeRemer‘s confirmation by the full Senate.

Although the former Republican congresswoman from Oregon is widely viewed as comparatively pro-labor, some senators

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