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“EXECUTIVE CALENDAR (Executive Session)” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S4816-S4817 on July 12.
The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 120.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the nomination.
The legislative clerk read the nomination of Seema Nanda, of Virginia, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor.
