WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to mark the one-year anniversary of Julie Su's tenure as "Acting Secretary of Labor" and requested once again that President Biden withdraw Julie Su’s nomination for Secretary of Labor.
Chairwoman Foxx's remarks (as prepared for delivery):
"Today marks the one-year anniversary of Julie Su’s tenure as 'Acting Secretary of Labor.'
"Why one year as ACTING Secretary? Su doesn’t have the support or votes to be confirmed.
"As California’s Secretary of Labor, Ms. Su allowed fraudsters to steal $32 billion in unemployment insurance and she supported AB5, a state law she now wants to make federal law that denies workers the freedom to choose their work.
"Now, she is pursuing a radical agenda at the Department of Labor—writing 75 new regulations that will hurt workers and job creators.
"Acting Secretary Su continues to thumb her nose at Congress and the American public.
"Under Ms. Su’s leadership, DOL has stonewalled Congressional oversight.
"In fact, in December she failed to comply with a duly served Congressional subpoena.
"The American people deserve better leadership at DOL. Mr. President, withdraw Ms. Su’s nomination."
