Why Trump’s potential labor secretary pick has 'alarmed business interests': report

05 December 2024

Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) — who Donald Trump is poised to nominate to serve as Labor Secretary — is not the top pick for some business leaders, according to a Thursday Politico report.

Per the report, the Oregon lawmaker backs "some prominent union-friendly legislation," which "has alarmed business interests."

An anonymous business group official told Politico, "Disappointed is fair, to say the least. Obviously there were better choices out there from our perspective."

Former President George W. Bush Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division lead, Paul DeCamp, told the news outlet, "We need to have a much better understanding of her policy views in a detailed way, beyond just the PRO Act."

He added, "If she ends up being a fairly traditional secretary of Labor, then I think you would expect to see, for lack of a better term, the usual cast of characters."

Michael Saltsman, a GOP strategist at Berman and Company, "Its fair to say that the significance of [Chavez-DeRemer’s selection] will be downplayed a bit as we see some of these other roles filled in. The top position really sets the tone."

Politico's full report is available at this link.

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