Some Democrats are on the fence about whether they will support President Biden’s nomination of Julie Su for labor secretary as she prepares to testify before at her Senate confirmation hearing.
, who stepped down this year to lead the National Hockey League Players Association.
Su is expected to face opposition from Republicans and possibly from some senators who caucus with Democrats once the nomination makes its way to the Senate floor.Although progressives support Su, moderate Democrats have expressed skepticism about her nomination. last month that Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Jon Tester, D-Mont., Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., said they were undecided when asked whether they will back Su, despite supporting her confirmation to the deputy post in 2021.that year to be deputy labor secretary by a three-vote margin. She did not receive any votes from Republicans. In the current Senate’s 51-49 breakdown, Democrats have little room for error for Su’s confirmation vote to succeed.
Asked about Su this week, Manchin told reporters “no comment,” while Tester said he will meet with her right after she testifies before the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee. Opponents of her nomination accuse Su of being a partisan activist and take issue with her past performance overseeing California’s unemployment program, which
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