to keep acting Labor Secretary Julie Su in the job even if she fails to win Senate approval, a White House official told NBC News.
After Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., came out against her, the White House called on him and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., who hasn’t publicly taken a stance, to “reconsider” their positions, implying that she also opposes the Su nomination. “It is my view that this use of the Succession Act violates the constitutional provision of advice and consent and would potentially open any DOL action under Julie Su’s leadership to legal challenges,” Cassidy wrote in a letter to Biden, using an abbreviation for Department of Labor.
He added, “American taxpayers have seen enough of Julie Su. When will Senate Democrats finally decide that they have, too?”