President Joe Biden plans to keep Julie Su in her role atop the Department of Labor indefinitely despite clear roadblocks on her path to final confirmation in the Senate.
Su has been serving as acting labor secretary since former Secretary Marty Walsh departed the administration in early 2023. Su served as deputy labor secretary under Walsh, where she assisted the Biden administration in several key labor and supply chain disputes during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic recovery.
However, Democrats only hold 51 Senate seats, and Su does not currently have the support required to confirm her to her new position. Sen. Joe Manchin told the White House that he has concerns with Su's"progressive background" and would vote down her confirmation. Manchin's concerns echo those made by a large share of Republicans regarding her tenure as secretary of California's Labor and Workforce Development Agency. During her time in that role, California fulfilled $20 billion in fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment claims, which have still not been accounted for years after disbursement.
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