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'OPB Politics Now': Recapping Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s confirmation hearing

By Andrew Theen (OPB), Bryce Dole (OPB ) and Alex Zielinski (OPB)
Feb. 21, 2025 2 p.m.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, left, arrives with Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., for a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on her nomination for secretary of labor, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, left, arrives with Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., for a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on her nomination for secretary of labor, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Lori Chavez-DeRemer returned to Washington, D.C., this week. The Happy Valley, Oregon, Republican is no longer a member of Congress, but she may soon be a member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet as the nation’s labor secretary. On the latest episode of “OPB Politics Now,” we dig into Chavez-DeRemer’s confirmation hearing and what made it stand out from others. Find the show anywhere you get your podcasts.

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