Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 1, 2023.
Senator Joe Manchin said on Thursday he would oppose the nomination of Julie Su as labor secretary, arguing her "progressive background" would prevent her from forging compromises between labor and industry representatives.
President Joe Biden nominated Su, a civil rights lawyer and former California labor commissioner who has served as a deputy labor secretary since 2021, to become labor secretary in February.
Su previously served as California's labor secretary.
"The president's support for Acting Secretary Su is unwavering, and we hope Senator Manchin and Senator Sinema reconsider their position," the White House official added.
Persons:
Joe Manchin, Mike Blake, Julie Su, Manchin, Joe Biden, Su, Marty Walsh, Walsh, Kyrsten Sinema, Biden, Sinema, Bernie Sanders, Rami Ayyub, Nandita Bose, David Shepardson, Kanishka Singh, Jamie Freed
Organizations:
Milken, Global Conference, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Democratic U.S, National Hockey League, Democrat, White, White House, U.S ., Thomson
Locations:
Beverly Hills , California, U.S, California, U.S . West Coast