“That’s not a reason not to have a strong Labor secretary.” “I’m a little skeptical of the timing of this as we head towards reelection next year,” Walsh said. There, she oversaw implementation of the state law that granted employment status to gig workers and oversaw a troubled unemployment insurance program. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), the top Republican on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has chided Su for her role as secretary for the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Republicans argue Su is a partisan who would be deferential to labor unions. “Julie Su is a great nominee and I’m very hopeful that she will pass.” “I’m talking to our caucus,” Schumer said late last month in his most recent public remarks about the nomination. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has not yet scheduled a vote on Su. Last week, Manchin promised to oppose every EPA nominee over what he called the Biden administration’s government overreach to advance its “radical climate agenda.” The senator has grown more caustic to the Biden administration in recent months as he gears up for a possible reelection bid of his own or, potentially, a presidential run under a third-party banner. Tester, Sinema and Manchin have each met with her. If so, and Su has the support of every other Democrat, the focus will turn to Manchin and Sinema. Other Capitol Hill Democrats are hopeful Kelly, Tester and King can be won over. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Angus King (I-Maine). Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Mark Kelly of Arizona and Jon Tester of Montana have been publicly noncommittal about the nomination, as have Sens. Su’s allies hoped the recent nature of that vote and the addition of one more Democratic senator would help ease the process for her confirmation to the secretary role.
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Su was confirmed as Walsh’s deputy secretary in 2021 with support of the full Senate Democratic caucus, which was then at 50 lawmakers. White House chief of staff Jeff Zients (far right) is ramping up pressure on senators like Kyrsten Sinema (left) who remain undecided on Julie Su's nomination as labor secretary. Julie is far better prepared for this job than I was,” he said, citing her experience in California’s labor agency and in the federal government. “It’s disappointing because Julie is a good person, and she’ll make a great secretary. Walsh expressed frustration that Su has not yet been confirmed. “We have a great policy agenda, and we have a great agenda moving forward, and she’s going to continue the work that we’ve done for the last two years,” he said. He’s been telling lawmakers that he and Su were true partners at the Labor Department. Walsh, who stepped down from the post in February, has been working closely with Su, talking with moderate Democrats on the fence and helping shepherd outside support. They’ve also pointed out her background as the daughter of Chinese immigrants. The administration officials argue Su is highly qualified and from the same mold as Walsh.
It also is one of the first major congressional hurdles Zients faces in his new role. The ability to confirm Su - the White House’s first attempt to replace a departed Cabinet official - will provide an early test of how much political juice Biden has as he gears up for reelection. With Republican opposition to the confirmation universal, the Biden administration has virtually no margin for error. Su’s nomination to replace Marty Walsh as Labor secretary has hung in limbo for weeks, with several moderate Democrats keeping quiet about whether they would back her. In addition to his calls to senators, Zients has also coordinated with the labor unions who have strongly backed the nomination.
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