By Brian Croce
Source: Pensions & Investments

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Feb. 27 advanced Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination for Labor secretary in a 13-9 vote.

Three Democrats joined with Republicans to send Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination to the full Senate for consideration.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the lone Republican to vote against her nomination. Paul had signaled his apprehension toward Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination because of her past support of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or Pro Act, a bill aimed at making labor organizing easier. Chavez-DeRemer, a former Republican congresswoman from Oregon who lost her bid for re-election in November, was one of three Republicans to co-sponsor the bill in the last congressional session, but the Pro Act didn’t advance in the Republican-controlled House.

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