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Senate confirms Labor secretary before departing
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The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Trump’s nomination of Keith Sonderling as labor secretary before departing until after the midterm elections. The Senate is scheduled to return for legislative activity on Nov. 9. The vote...
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The Senate has approved President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Labor. The vote was one of the final orders of business that senators worked on Wednesday before leaving Washington to focus on the midterm elections.
The Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling to lead the Department of Labor on Wednesday, officially installing the nominee who has been leading in an acting capacity since Lori Chavez-DeRemer's exit in April.
The Senate voted 47-41 Wednesday night to confirm Keith Sonderling, acting Secretary of Labor, to the post permanently — filling a seat in President Trump’s cabinet that has been officially empty since April.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Trump’s nomination of Keith Sonderling as labor secretary before departing until after the midterm elections. The Senate is scheduled to return for legislative activity on Nov. 9. The vote...
In its final vote ahead of the November elections, the Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling as secretary of labor in a late-night party-line vote. The Senate is set to take six weeks off to campaign, not returning to Washington until after the election. Twelve senators missed Wednesday’s 11 p.m. vote.
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