Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling sat before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee for a job interview (of sorts) to scratch the “acting” off his title and lead the nation’s labor agency responsible for overseeing work and the people who make work happen.
President Trump last month nominated Sonderling to replace ousted Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer after a spat of controversies dogged her tenure at the Francis Perkins Building.
Sonderling testified before the committee Thursday and in remarks praised the president for his economic priorities and achievements, touting job growth and new tax policies on overtime and tips. He also pointed to his own prior experience in and around the agency to bolster his case that he should lead the department.
“Few people have had the opportunity to experience the department from so many different perspectives, from the outside in private practice, as a policy advisor, as an agency head, as an adjunct professor, as deputy secretary, as acting secretary, and now as the nominee for labor secretary,” Sonderling told the committee in his opening remarks. Later, he added, “You have my commitment that I will continue working every day to faithfully carry out the mission that has guided my service at the department since my first day nearly a decade ago.”
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