ICYMI: Chair Cassidy Leads Senate Republicans in Delivering President Trump’s Agenda, Confirming Trump Nominees

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed 107 of Trump's nominees this week, 15 of which came out of the HELP Committee. Under Cassidy's leadership, the Committee has voted to advance 28 of Trump's nominees, 24 of which have been confirmed by the Senate.

"As HELP Chairman, I'm focused on putting President Trump's team in place as quickly as possible. These nominees are crucial to advancing Republicans' pro-worker, pro-family, pro-patient agenda," said Dr. Cassidy. "While Democrats continue to hold the government hostage, Senate Republicans are working to deliver results for the American people."

The nominees were confirmed by a party-line vote of 51-47. The HELP Committee will consider 5 more of Trump's nominees tomorrow.

The confirmed nominees include:

• Kirsten Baesler to serve as Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education.

• Wayne Palmer to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.

• Julie Hocker to serve as an Assistant Secretary of Labor.

• Marco Rajkovich, Jr. to serve as a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.

• Janet Dhillon to serve as Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for a term of five years.

• David Keeling to serve as an Assistant Secretary of Labor.

• Kimberly Richey to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education.

• Jonathan Berry to serve as Solicitor for the Department of Labor.

• Andrew Rogers to serve as Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.

• Mary Christina Riley to serve as Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education.

• Brian Christine to serve as an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services.

• Jonathan Snare to serve as a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

• David Brian Castillo to serve as Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor.

• David Barker to serve as Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

• Brittany Panuccio to serve as a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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