The Senate is stalled on President Joe Biden's pick for secretary of labor, Julie Su, and Democrats face a conundrum on how to proceed.
But Su, who currently serves as the acting labor secretary, could just keep running the department anyway.
Federal law places no limits on how long Su can serve as acting labor secretary without being confirmed.
He said he wants a voice for "both labor and industry" in the labor secretary role.
Any Senator who voted to confirm Secretary [Marty] Walsh should vote to confirm Acting Secretary Su, too.
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