The AFL-CIO supported the confirmation of Doug Parker to serve as assistant secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the Department of Labor. Parker is the ideal candidate to lead OSHA, the agency charged with enforcing federal statutes that aim to ensure worker safety and health. Parker’s years of experience advocating for and protecting workers make him uniquely qualified to lead this agency and ensure that it enforces standards for new and emerging hazards and reaches targeted populations who are particularly vulnerable to dangerous working conditions. The Senate confirmed Parker’s nomination on Oct. 25, 2021.
Vote result: Passed
YEAs: 50
NAYs: 41
Legislator Sort descending | State | Party | Vote | |
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Sen. Rick Scott | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Richard C. Shelby | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema | ID ID | Yes | ||
Sen. Tina Smith | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Debbie Stabenow | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Dan Sullivan | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Jon Tester | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. John Thune | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Thom Tillis | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey | Republican | Not Voting | ||
Sen. Tommy Tuberville | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Chris Van Hollen | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Mark Warner | Democrat | Not Voting | ||
Sen. Raphael Warnock | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Elizabeth Warren | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Roger Wicker | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Ron Wyden | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Todd Young | Republican | No |