Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has indicated he would be a “No” vote on Donald Trump’s most troubling nominee: former OR Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Trump tapped the one-term congresswoman for Labor Secretary, perhaps due to her record of siding with unions against the wishes of franchisers, small businesses, and independent professionals.
As one of three Republican sponsors of the unpopular PRO Act and courting labor unions in her re-election campaign, Chavez-DeRemer was clearly making her bed with pro-union interests to the detriment of the American worker.
As I wrote in November when the nomination was first announced:
Now that Chavez-DeRemer has lost her congressional seat, she is in the perfect position to inflict more damage. Many freelancers see her as O’Brien’s Trojan horse to influence the resurrection of the PRO Act and to see the regulatory version…
