Senate panel plans another Labor secretary vote on Julie Su

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will vote again on Julie Su's nomination to lead the Labor Department on Feb. 27, according to a notice, despite no indication she's won over Democratic holdouts to prevail on the floor.

Su has been serving as acting Labor secretary despite her stalled nomination. A Government Accountability Office report in September concluded that arrangement did not violate federal law.

The full Senate voted 50-47 to confirm her as deputy secretary in July 2021. But Su's elevation to Labor secretary has proven far more difficult. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has publicly opposed her despite backing Su for the deputy post.

The HELP Committee previously voted to advance Su's elevation to secretary in April 2023 on a 11-10 vote.