Senate Panel Advances Biden’s Labor Secretary Nominee Julie Su

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on April 26 advanced President Joe Biden’s pick to head up the Department of Labor.
The nominee, Julie Su, is currently serving as acting secretary of labor. Su served as the deputy secretary under former Secretary Marty Walsh before he resigned to take over as head of the National Hockey League Players’ Association in March.
The HELP panel advanced Su’s nomination in an 11–10 vote along party lines. But the nominee will face tough hurdles to be approved for the post by the full Senate.
Su previously worked with the California Department of Labor, and centrists from both parties have expressed reservations about placing Su in command of the Labor Department….}