{"id":2397320,"date":"2025-01-31T06:28:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-labor-nominee-walks-senate-tightrope-over-past-union-support\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T06:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:31:46","slug":"trump-labor-nominee-walks-senate-tightrope-over-past-union-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-labor-nominee-walks-senate-tightrope-over-past-union-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump labor nominee walks Senate tightrope over past union support"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-labor-nominee-walks-senate-tightrope-over-past-union-support%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2397320&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump&#8217;s nominee for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-officials-say-10-of-states-unemployment-payments-linked-to-fraud\/\" title=\"Calif. officials say 10% of state\u2019s unemployment payments linked to fraud\">labor secretary<\/a>, faces a challenging path to \u200dSenate confirmation as she attempts to navigate both Democratic and Republican concerns about her pro-labor positions. Although Chavez-DeRemer is a Republican and served a \u200dterm in\u200b the House, her support for legislation that strengthens unions makes her polarizing\u200b among Republicans, some of whom are opposed to her stance on labor \u2062issues. \u200bDespite concerns\u200b from figures like \u2064Senator Rand Paul, she has garnered cautious support from some Democrats, \u200cindicating that her \u2063nomination could <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">attract bipartisan backing<\/a>. Though, her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-privilege-tom-brady-has-gotten-undeserved-pass-for-supporting-trump-columnist-says\/\" title=\"\u2018White Privilege\u2019: Tom Brady Has Gotten \u2018Undeserved Pass\u2019 For Supporting Trump, Columnist Says\">past support<\/a> for\u2063 certain labor-focused bills, like\u200d the PRO Act, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-interior-secy-nominee-deb-haaland-sparks-fears-over-radical-left-wing-climate-policies\/\" title=\"Biden Interior secy. nominee Deb Haaland sparks fears over radical left-wing climate policies\">raised red flags<\/a> for many republicans who prioritize right-to-work \u200claws.\u200b Her ability to clarify her stance during the \u2062Senate hearing process\u200d may determine her success, as she seeks to reassure senators and appeal to union constituents\u200b that contributed to Trump&#8217;s \u2064electoral support. Chavez-DeRemer&#8217;s nomination reflects an attempt by the Trump management to engage with unionized workers while maintaining a customary \u200bRepublican approach to labor issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump labor nominee walks Senate tightrope over past union support<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1963229\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> nominee for labor secretary faces an uncertain road to Senate confirmation as she attempts to court Democrats and assure Republicans scrutinizing her commitment to unions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lori-chavez-deremer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Lori Chavez-DeRemer<\/a> is the unusual example of a Trump nominee whom Republicans find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3253009\/democrats-warm-up-some-trump-cabinet-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">more polarizing<\/a> than Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>She is herself a Republican, serving a single term in the House before her November election loss. But she&rsquo;s also taken a decidedly pro-labor stance in that time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/20\/cosponsors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">co-sponsoring<\/a> legislation that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/8426\/cosponsors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">strengthen<\/a> public sector unions and regulate the gig economy.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer&rsquo;s nomination lacks the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3305510\/key-gop-senator-slam-rfk-jr-vaccines-sparking-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">fireworks on display<\/a> Thursday as three of Trump&rsquo;s most controversial picks testified before the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>She is a political centrist who does not present the same PR challenge as firebrands like Kash Patel, chosen to lead the FBI, or Tulsi Gabbard, nominated for intelligence chief.<\/p>\n<p>Yet she remains one of the biggest question marks for Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet as Republicans quietly express concern about her support for the PRO Act, a bill that would weaken red states&rsquo; right-to-work laws.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Democrats question how liberal her Labor Department would actually be under Trump, who governed as a traditional pro-business Republican in his first term.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans like Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3303270\/rand-paul-confirms-he-wont-support-trump-pick-labor-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">dead-set against<\/a> Chavez-DeRemer, telling reporters on Monday that he expects 15 GOP senators to vote &ldquo;no&rdquo; on her nomination. Others have been meeting with her to see if she would run the agency differently than her House record might suggest.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Support for the PRO Act is not something that most Republicans have tolerated in the past, but I think she&rsquo;s attempted to address that, and my hope is that she can further clarify her position on some of those issues when she goes through the hearing process,&rdquo; Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s pick for secretary of labor, meets with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in his office on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer&rsquo;s first obstacle will be making it through the Senate panel that will consider her nomination, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, or HELP. No hearing has been scheduled as of yet, but they have proven consequential for other Trump nominees seeking to assure reluctant senators.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Gabbard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3305967\/republicans-worry-tulsi-gabbard-snowden-traitor-answer-cost-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">raised eyebrows<\/a> when she refused to call Edward Snowden, the former U.S. intelligence contractor who fled to Russia after leaking government secrets, a &ldquo;traitor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, by and large, have cautious praise for Chavez-DeRemer and could join with MAGA-aligned Republicans in a committee vote. She would then need to survive a separate vote on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s lots of things I disagree with her about. But you know, she&rsquo;s in certain ways, in important ways, she&rsquo;s more appealing than we expected,&rdquo; said Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), a member of the HELP Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Still, there is no guarantee that Chavez-DeRemer will attract substantial Democratic backing. If she is perceived as offering too many assurances to win over Republicans, it could simultaneously close off liberal support.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to ensure that the representations that she has been making are, in fact, solid,&rdquo; said Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), one of the committee Democrats who has met with Chavez-DeRemer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have to then put it in the context of what others are saying about their meetings as well,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) signaled that Chavez-DeRemer could be met with resistance due to broader objections over the White House&rsquo;s policies, including a now-rescinded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3305072\/trump-first-term-mistakes-federal-funding-whiplash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"freeze on federal aid\">freeze on federal aid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, nearly two dozen Democrats voted against Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy despite his broadly bipartisan appeal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a couple things at play here,&rdquo; Murphy said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not prepared to support any nominee who&rsquo;s going to implement Trump&rsquo;s seizure of federal funding.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), a deputy whip for Senate Republican leadership, downplayed GOP opposition, telling reporters that Paul is so far the only &ldquo;outspoken&rdquo; Republican against Chavez-DeRemer.<\/p>\n<p>She also benefits from a bloc of Trump-aligned Republicans who have vowed to support all of his nominees.<\/p>\n<p>Several of them had dinner with Sean O&rsquo;Brien, the president of the Teamsters union, on Tuesday night, at which Chavez-DeRemer&rsquo;s nomination was discussed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I really like her, and if President Trump wants her, then I want her too,&rdquo; said Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN), one of the senators in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Husted (R-OH), the newly appointed senator from Ohio, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> he is supporting &ldquo;all the president&rsquo;s nominees.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer&rsquo;s nomination is just one overture to the union households that helped propel Trump to a second term in the White House. He&rsquo;s also promised a raft of tax cuts aimed at service and hourly wage workers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think what the president is doing by picking her is &hellip; giving a nod to the unions and saying, &lsquo;Hey, listen, we got you. We&rsquo;re gonna listen. We may not agree with every issue, but we&rsquo;re gonna grow on most issues and where we have differences, we&rsquo;ll be open and honest with each other,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>But her nomination does not necessarily signal the Trump administration will be avowedly pro-labor. Trump fired one of the Democratic-appointed members of the National Labor Relations Board late Monday night, teeing up a possible legal fight over her removal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer continues to meet with senators as the HELP Committee finishes its work on nominees including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Chavez-DeRemer met with Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the No. 2 Senate Republican.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1963229\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1963229\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s labor nominee navigates Senate challenges over union ties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2397321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lori-chavez-deremer-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46607,5894,3740,3634,41196],"class_list":["post-2397320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-labor-nominee","tag-politics","tag-senate","tag-trump","tag-union-support"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lori-chavez-deremer-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397320"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397324,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397320\/revisions\/2397324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}