Former Oregon GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer faced some pointed questioning during her Wednesday Senate confirmation hearings for Secretary of Labor.
She had faced pushback from some Republicans who argued that she was too biased in favor of unions:
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who sits on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, has said he will oppose her because of her previous support for pro-labor policies. Chavez-DeRemer was one of only three Republicans who supported the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act, in the last Congress. The bill would have strengthened labor protections for workers to collectively bargain and expanded penalties for employers that violate workers’ rights.
But Chavez-DeRemer said she would follow the president’s lead:
Chavez-DeRemer addressed her support for the bill in her opening statement,…
