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Former Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s labor secretary nomination clears key Senate hurdle

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March 6, 2025 5:54 pm
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WASHINGTON (NBC) -- The Senate voted 66-30 Thursday to advance former Oregon congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination to be labor secretary in President Trump's administration.

Fifteen Senate Democrats voted in favor of ending debate and advancing Chavez-DeRemer's nomination, and one GOP senator, Rand Paul of Kentucky, voted against her. 

Chavez-DeRemer, who lost her re-election bid to Congress last fall, was the first of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees to rely on Democratic support when she was voted out of the Senate's HELP Committee last week.

Her final confirmation vote will be next week.

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