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Senators grill Trump’s Oregon labor secretary nominee on union support

  • Lori Chavez-DeRemer faced intense questioning during her Senate confirmation hearing for labor secretary, focusing on her union support.
  • She emphasized her dedication to workforce development and apprenticeship programs, despite past support for a pro-union bill known as the PRO Act.
  • Senators expressed mixed views on Chavez-DeRemer, with concerns raised about her potential compliance with President Trump's labor policies and how they affect workers' rights.
  • The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will vote later on her appointment before it goes to the full Senate for confirmation.
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Trump’s pick for labor secretary faces questions about unions and more during confirmation hearing

President Donald Trump’s pick to run the labor department, former congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer, faced a series of questions from senators during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

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Sen. Rand Paul's strong opposition to Trump’s nominee for labor secretary signals a brewing conflict within the GOP. Discover how this divide could impact Chavez-DeRemer’s confirmation and the future of labor policies in the party.

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Confirmation hearing for Trump’s Labor Secretary underscores tensions between billionaires and workers

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former Republican Congressmember from Oregon, appears poised to become President Donald Trump’s labor secretary, following a nearly two-and-a-half-hour Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday. Her nomination highlights a glaring contradiction of the second Trump administration: the tension between the anti-union billionaire donors — like Elon Musk — that back him and Trump’s appeal for the working class. Several unions, nota…

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REPORT: Multiple GOP Senators May Vote Against Trump Cabinet Nominee

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) believes there could be as many as 15 Senate Republicans who ultimately vote against the confirmation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor. Chavez-DeRemer, who flipped a blue U.S. House District from blue to red in 2022 before losing her re-election bid back in November, testified before the before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. She faced scrutiny from b…

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Trump’s Pro-Union Labor Secretary Pick Draws Scrutiny From Senators of Both Parties

Senators from both parties had tough questions Wednesday for Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, who breaks the traditional GOP mold in her support of unions. Chavez-DeRemer, a former Republican congresswoman from Oregon who represents Trump’s efforts to woo union members, came under fire from Republicans concerned about her previous policies on right-to-work laws, and from Democrats, who used the hearing a…

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