Dem support carries Trump’s pro-union labor pick past key vote

PresidentDonaldTrump’snomineeforlaborsecretaryclearedakeyvotebeforetheSenateCommitteeonHealth,Education,LaborandPensions(HELP)onThursdaymorningafterpickingupDemocraticsupportfromSen.MaggieHassan,D-N.H. LoriChavez-DeRemerwasreportedfavorablyoutofthecommitteebyabipartisanvoteof14-9. Sen.RandPaul,R-Ky.,ultimatelyvotedagainsther,despiteherattemptstoclarifyherpastsupportfortheProtectingtheRighttoOrganize(PRO)Actduringherhearing. InadditiontoHassan,DemocraticSens.JohnHickenloopers,D-Colo.,andTimKaines,D-Va.,votedtoadvanceChavez-DeRemer. HerhistoryofPROActbackingseemedtojeopardizeherconfirmationoddslastweek,whenPaulsaidhewouldnotvoteforherifshecontinuedtosupportit.Paul’sreluctancemeantChavez-DeRemerwouldlikelyneedsomeDemocrats’supporttopassthekeyconfirmationhurdle. Hassan’ssupport,asaDemocratontheHELPCommittee,wasabreakthroughforChavez-DeRemer’schances. ReadOnTheFoxNewsApp “TheDepartmentofLab