President Biden’s nominee for Labor Secretary, Julie Su, is now appearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for confirmation to Biden's cabinet.

• Despite being confirmed by the Senate in 2021 to the position of Deputy Labor Secretary, Su’s pathway to Labor Secretary is less clear as moderate Democrat Senators facing challenging re-election fights continue to express concern over her suitability for the role.
• Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) have declined to confirm ‘yeses’ and the vote will also be complicated by the continued absence of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) who is recovering from shingles.
• Punchbowl: “Opposition to Su centers around the tens of billions of dollars in fraudulent claims allegedly paid out while she oversaw California’s unemployment insurance program during the Covid-19 pandemic. As much as $30 billion was improperly distributed under Su’s watch. That controversy almost derailed her nomination for deputy secretary of Labor in 2021. Su was confirmed on a 50-47 margin with three Republicans missing the vote.”