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Senate committee advances Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination

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Former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer is one step closer to becoming Labor secretary after the Senate HELP Committee advanced her to a full floor vote. She needed at least one Democrat to rescue her nomination.

The panel voted 13-9 on Thursday to advance Chavez-DeRemer after Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) joined Republicans in supporting President Donald Trump’s pick to lead DOL.

The trio’s support offset a “no” vote from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who ultimately voted against Chavez-DeRemer because of her previous co-sponsorship of the PRO Act.

Kaine said he would support Chavez-DeRemer because she is likely better than any alternative Trump would nominate in her place — pointing to his first term Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, who resigned in 2019 amid renewed scrutiny of his handling of a sex crimes case involving Jeffrey Epstein when he was a federal prosecutor.

“I have some concerns … but it just gets worse from here,” he said.

The nomination will now head to the Senate floor, where Chavez-DeRemer is almost certain to be confirmed despite the prospect of additional “no” votes from Republicans concerned about her labor background.

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