Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su faced Republican criticism for not collaborating with Congress while requesting increased funding for the US Labor Department at her first hearing in the House since taking over the agency.
Su, whose nomination to fill the role permanently languishes in the Senate, appeared before the Education and the Workforce Committee Wednesday after multiple requests by Chair Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.). In her opening remarks, Foxx said that Su attempted to cancel her appearance last week, and only showed up to defend the DOL’s budgetary priorities after the threat of a subpoena.
This hearing “is about assessing the budget proposal for the Department of Labor and the Department’s performance and adherence to its statutory mandate,” said Foxx. “However, your effort to evade transparency at the eleventh-hour calls into question your ability to fulfill your duty as a potential Secretary of Labor.”
In response, Su said she acknowledged the panel’s oversight authority and committed to collaboration, but didn’t answer a yes-or-no question from Foxx over whether the agency would fully respond to future committee requests.
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