Jackson hopes that Trump will make good in his second term on expanding these criminal justice reform initiatives—by passing the Safer Supervision Act and implementing other measures, such as second-chance hiring.
Chavez-DeRemer is one of only a few Republican lawmakers to back legislation that would strengthen labor unions.
Trump announced a slew of cabinet announcement on Friday as he begins to shape his Cabinet for his second term.
The US president-elect has emphasised the scale of his win – but data shows that most voters picked someone else.
President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate outgoing US Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the US Labor Department, a role in which she would oversee one of the country’s foremost economic statistical agencies.
The US president-elect has emphasised the scale of his win – but data shows that most voters picked someone else.
Trump has moved at record-setting speed to announce his key picks, and Senate GOP leaders say they plan to launch confirmation hearings as soon as the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3 — potentially allowing them to begin voting on nominees as soon as Inauguration Day.
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor in his second administration, elevating a Republican congresswoman who has strong support from unions in her district but lost reelection in November.