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The Senate confirmed former Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to head the Department of Labor, marking the completion of President Donald Trump's Cabinet.
Chavez-DeRemer was confirmed by the Senate with bipartisan support in a 67-32 vote on Monday evening. Three Republicans, Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Ted Budd, R-N.C., voted against Chavez-DeRemer's confirmation.
"The American people demand and deserve change after four years of economic heartache under the ‘most pro-union administration in American history.’ Unfortunately, Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s record pushing policies that force hardworking Americans into union membership suggests more of the same," McConnell said in a statement.
Paul has consistently opposed Chavez-DeRemer's nomination over her past support for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, voting against the motion to proceed her nomination to a final Senate vote.
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President Donald Trump tapped Lori Chavez-DeRemer to head the Department of Labor. (Getty Images/Reuters)
Chavez-DeRemer previously served as mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon, from 2011 to 2018, before being elected to represent the state's 5th Congressional District in Congress in the 2022 midterms.
The Teamsters Union endorsed the Trump nominee for the top role in Trump's Cabinet.
Former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., participates in the House Transportation Committee hearing. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
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"As the daughter of a Teamster, Lori Chavez-DeRemer knows the importance of carrying a union card and what it means to grow up in a middle-class household," Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien said in a February statement.
"Working people need someone with her experience leading the agency that is tasked with protecting workers, creating good union jobs, and rebuilding our nation’s middle class."
Aubrie Spady is a Writer for Fox News Digital.
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