The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee plans to hold a confirmation hearing on Feb. 12 on the nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be Labor secretary.
President Donald Trump said in November that he would nominate Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican with an unusually pro-union record.
As a congresswoman from Oregon, Chavez-DeRemer was one of the few Republicans to co-sponsor sweeping pro-union bills including the PRO Act, which significantly narrows the definition of "independent contractor" under the National Labor Relations Act, potentially reclassifying many independent contractors as employees.
Chavez-DeRemer was the first Republican woman to represent Oregon in the House but lost her campaign for reelection in November.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Photo: Ike Hayman/Official House Photographer via Wikimedia Commons
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