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Evicting the Squatter: Rep. Kiley Introduces Bill to Limit Su’s Job Tenure

July 28, 2023 1:34 pmJuly 28, 2023 1:51 pm

Republican member of Congress Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) today introduced a bill that would cut through the current questions swirling around acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s tenure in the job. Essentially, the bill states that Federal Vacancies Act would definitely...

Suing over Su?

July 27, 2023 5:06 pmJuly 27, 2023 5:12 pm

National industry groups have raised the specter of legal action if Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su is kept in her job indefinitely despite her failure thus far to be confirmed by the Senate for the permanent gig. The stalemate...

GAO Reviewing Su’s Secretary Status

July 17, 2023 5:17 pmJuly 17, 2023 5:25 pm

The federal General Accountability Office (GAO) has begun a review of the legal status of Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s continuance in the position. In other words, the GAO will determine exactly how long Su – whose nomination for...

One Down, One to Go…

July 13, 2023 3:16 pmJuly 13, 2023 3:26 pm

Julie Su’s rough road to becoming the next Secretary of Labor just got even rougher – and narrower. West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin jumped off the Su fence and landed squarely on the “No” side Thursday afternoon, announcing he...

Is She? Can She? Should She? Julie Su Labor Secretary Confirmation Battle Takes New Twists

July 10, 2023 2:30 amJuly 10, 2023 2:31 am

A congresswoman is wondering if Julie Su can continue to be acting Secretary of Labor. Pundits are wondering if her being side-lined by President Biden from the upcoming autoworker union contract talks is a sign even the White House is...

Julie Su Has to Wait Until After Senate Recess

June 23, 2023 3:50 pmJune 23, 2023 4:02 pm

The tortured path of Julie Su’s journey to be Joe Biden’s Secretary of Labor is riven with potholes, politics, and the PRO Act. In the past week, Su was praised by some for helping broker a tentative end to the...

Threatened with Subpoena, Su Testimystifies Congress

June 7, 2023 3:14 pmJune 8, 2023 9:08 am

The reason why Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su had to be threatened with a subpoena to get her to show up to testify in front of the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce Wednesday became readily...