President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) to be the secretary of the Department of Labor in his incoming adminsitration.
Trump announced DeRemer as his Labor nominee Friday night.
“Lori has worked tirelessly with both Business and Labor to build America’s workforce and support the hardworking men and women of America,” Trump said, adding that he looks forward to their work together and the opportunities that await America’s workforce:
I look forward to working with her to create tremendous opportunity for American Workers, to expand Training and Apprenticeships, to grow wages and improve working conditions, to bring back our Manufacturing jobs. Together, we will achieve historic cooperation between Business and Labor that will restore the American Dream for Working Families.
Trump emphasized that Chavez-DeRemer has strong support among…