NSBA urges the Senate to advance and confirm Chavez-DeRemer's nomination to support Small Business and labor policies.
UPDATE, 10 MARCH | The Senate tonight voted 67-32 to confirm former Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as the Trump administration’s Secretary of Labor to lead the agency in charge of enforcing a wide swath of workplace protection laws, such as those governing wages, occupational safety, seasonal foreign employees, and retirement investment advisors,
NSBA congratulates and looks forward to working with Chavez-DeRemer in her new role.
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UPDATE, 27 FEB. | The Senate HELP Committee voted on Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s Labor secretary nomination.
Majority Whip John Barrasso told reporters the Senate would likely fully confirm Chavez-DeRemer next week.
Follow NSBA as we continue tracking this nominee.
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Ahead of a consideration by a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee panel this week, NSBA sent a letter to Senate leaders expressing strong support for the nomination of The Honorable Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be United States Secretary of Labor.
Small companies represent more than 99 percent of all businesses in the United States, and the Small-Business community collectively employs nearly half of the nation’s workforce, with these companies and their employees at the heart of NSBA's policy pursuits, priorities, and considerations.
NSBA works every day to ensure main street employees are proud to go to work, and small companies are able to remain employers of choice: offering competitive, affordable, and flexible benefits and compensation.
After much consideration, and productive and engaging conversations with the nominee, NSBA believes the Hon. Chavez-DeRemer is an excellent candidate to lead the Department of Labor.
Coming from a Small-Business background, Chavez-DeRemer understands exactly what main street businesses across America need to keep their local communities thriving and to ensure American workers and businesses are able to compete and win on the world stage.
As the nation’s oldest Small-Business advocacy organization, representing our membership of more than 65,000 and the 70+ million owners and employees that make up the U.S. Small-Business sector, NSBA strongly urges the Senate to advance and confirm Chavez-DeRemer's nomination.
Read our full letter here.
