Senate Holds Procedural Vote on Chavez-DeRemer's Nomination for Labor Role

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On Thursday, the United States Senate held a procedural vote on one of the last major Cabinet posts nominated by President Trump for the new administration-the secretary of the Department of Labor. Nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer flew through the vote on a bipartisan basis, 66-30. 

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President Donald Trump's Labor secretary nominee, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, advanced past her last procedural vote on Thursday, teeing up a final confirmation vote next week. 

The nominee easily got past the last hurdle by a 66-30 bipartisan vote. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., voted against the motion, the only Republican to do so.

The breakdown of the voting looks like this:

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The confirmation vote in the Senate will take place on Monday. 

The pathway for Chavez-DeRemer to the Labor chief position has not been a smooth one, facing concerns from some conservatives over her ties to labor unions. But as we previously wrote on her confirmation hearing, she appeared to soften her previous support for the PRO Act, and vowed to "implement Pres. Trump's policy vision" if confirmed.


Read more: Trump's Pick for Labor Secy Appears to Soften Her Support of PRO Act Under Questioning From Rand Paul


As this is a developing story, RedState will provide updates as they become available.

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