Senate Panel Advances Chavez-DeRemer’s Nomination for Labor Secretary

Chavez-DeRemer now needs majority support in the full Senate to be confirmed.

Nominee for Secretary of the Department of Labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, testifies during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 19, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A Senate panel advanced former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s (R-Ore.) nomination for labor secretary on Feb. 27, bringing her one step closer to confirmation.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted 13–9 to recommend the former congresswoman’s confirmation to the full Senate after Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), the committee’s chairman, announced his support.