Trump taps Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead Department of Labor

President-elect Donald Trump selected Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) on Friday to serve as his secretary of labor

“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 in his announcement. 

Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer speaking into microphones during a press conference at the U.S.-Mexico border, with Eulàlia Ramon as a detected face
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer was one of the few Republicans to support the PRO Act. Antranik Tavitian/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

“I look forward to working with her to create tremendous opportunity for America Worker, to expand Training and Apprenticeships, to grow wages and improve working conditions, to bring back our Manufacturing jobs,” he added. 

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