Former Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department, was confirmed by the Senate with bipartisan support.
The Senate voted 67-32 to confirm DeRemer, 56, to the role. The confirmation of Chavez-DeRemer, who had the support of the Teamsters president but was opposed by some free-market conservatives, could signal a shift in the party toward more of an embrace of organized labor. Three Republicans voted against the appointment: Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Ted Budd (R-NC).
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