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 ascending | State | Party | Vote | |
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Sen. Todd Young | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Ron Wyden | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Roger Wicker | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Elizabeth Warren | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Raphael Warnock | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Mark Warner | Democrat | Not Voting | ||
Sen. Chris Van Hollen | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Tommy Tuberville | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey | Republican | Not Voting | ||
Sen. Thom Tillis | Republican | No | ||
Sen. John Thune | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Jon Tester | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Dan Sullivan | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Debbie Stabenow | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Tina Smith | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema | ID ID | Yes | ||
Sen. Richard C. Shelby | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Tim Scott | Republican | No |