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Senators ask Trump’s Labor Division nominee the place her allegiance would lie

WashingtonSenators ask Trump’s Labor Division nominee the place her allegiance would lie

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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Related Press

Printed: February 19, 2025, 12:40pm

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FILE – Former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., President-elect Donald Trump’s decide for Secretary of Labor, left, is pictured on Capitol Hill, Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photograph/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Members of a Senate committee grilled Labor Secretary-designate Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Wednesday about her previous help of pro-union laws, her place on elevating the federal minimal wage and her willingness to disagree with President Donald Trump.

Democrats sought assurances through the nominee’s affirmation listening to that Chavez-DeRemer would shield personal information held by the Division of Labor.

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