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“NOMINATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S5021 on Sept. 6, 2017.
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:
NOMINATIONS
Executive nominations received by the Senate:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
KATHERINE BRUNETT MCGUIRE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR, VICE ADRI DAVIN JAYARATNE.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
JEFF TIEN HAN PON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE KATHERINE ARCHULETA, RESIGNED.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
RANDY REEVES, OF MISSISSIPPI, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR MEMORIAL AFFAIRS, VICE STEVE L. MURO, RESIGNED.
