Feb. 18, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement urging the Senate to confirm former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Oreg.) to Labor Secretary and Keith Sonderling to Deputy Labor Secretary:
“President Donald Trump’s nominations of former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to Labor Secretary and long-time labor issues expert and official Keith Sonderling to Deputy Labor Secretary reflects the broad coalition of union and non-union workers who elected Trump in 2024. While conservatives rightfully have concerns about Chavez-DeRemer’s previous support for ending right to work laws nationwide, the reality is that it is President Trump’s policies, not her own, that will be implemented. The Senate HELP Committee has wisely chosen to bundle the Secretary and Deputy Secretary nominations together so they can be brought up within days of each other to avoid an internal food fight over labor policy.
“This contrasts with eight years ago when it took almost a year to confirm a non-controversial Deputy Secretary of Labor in Trump’s first term, and instead will allow for the Department to be balanced in its perspective on labor issues. It’s important that the Senate remember that there are 135 million workers in the private sector and only 5.9 percent are in labor unions or labor union battles. The concerns of the vast majority of the American workforce do not revolve around union fights and instead are focused on real wages and fair and reciprocal trade that impacts all Americans. Americans for Limited Government urges the Senate to confirm both Chavez-DeRemer to Secretary of Labor and Sonderling to Deputy Secretary of Labor so that the President’s agenda is implemented.”
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