Chavez-DeRemer confirmed as Trump's Labor chief with Dem support

• Three Republicans — Sens. Tedd Budd (N.C.) and Rand Paul (Ky.) and former GOP leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) — opposed Chavez-DeRemer's nomination, which won the backing of 17 Democrats.
• Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) didn't vote.

Catch up quick: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved Chavez-DeRemer's nomination Feb. 27 by a vote of 14-9.

• Chavez-DeRemer was the first high-profile Trump nominee who had to rely on Democratic support to clear committee consideration after Seb, Rand Paul (R-Ky.) voted no.
• Democrats Maggie Hassan (N.H.), John Hickenlooper (Colo.) and Tim Kaine (Va.) joined the committee's other Republicans in voting yes.

Zoom in: Paul has cited Chavez-DeRemer's past support for the Pro Act, which would weaken states' anti-union laws and give more power to organized workers in explaining his opposition.

• She was one of just three Republicans to co-sponsor the bill, which is reviled by conservative groups, most Republicans and the business lobby, during her one term in the House.

Zoom out: Trump campaigned as a pro-worker and somewhat pro-labor candidate — though he placed people with anti-union track records at the National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor during his first term.

• Those agencies subsequently made moves viewed as harmful to workers like limiting overtime protections.

• Teamsters president Sean O'Brien pushed for Chavez-DeRemer's nomination.

"The Biden administration used its authority as a weapon against workers, threatening their ability to earn a living and provide for their families," Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La), chairman of the HELP panel, said Monday.

• "With President Trump back in office, we have an opportunity to enact a pro-America agenda at the Department of Labor that puts workers first," he added.

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— Axios' Stef W. Kight contributed to this story.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional reporting.