Congressional lawmakers grilled Julie Su, President Joe Biden's nominee for labor secretary, at a contentious hearing on June 7.
Members of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce were split along partisan lines with Republicans criticizing Su's record and Democrats praising her leadership. The U.S. Senate must vote on whether to confirm the nomination.
Su, who is serving as acting labor secretary, testified before the committee after the chair, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., threatened to subpoena her. Su defended the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)'s record on combating child labor violations and emphasized the DOL's recent efforts to expand registered apprenticeships and training programs for workers to meet employers' needs for certain skills, especially in the construction, manufacturing and cybersecurity industries.
Support for Su
Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said Su represents "the best of America" and is "an impeccably qualified candidate" for labor secretary.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said Su "is so skilled, so experienced, so qualified, such a record of success in [her] tenure." She noted that there were 13 million new jobs created since 2021, and the share of working-age Americans in the workforce is at its highest level in 16 years.
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