Nomination of Doug Parker for Assistant Secretary of Labor

Oct. 25, 2021

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.

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 50
NAYs: 41

Legislator State Party Sort descending Vote
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
Republican No
Sen. Tom Cotton
AR
Republican No
Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis
WY
Republican No
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
Republican No
Sen. Mike Lee
UT
Republican No
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican No
Sen. James Lankford
OK
Republican No
Sen. Susan Collins
ME
Republican Yes
Sen. Tim Scott
SC
Republican No
Sen. Bill Cassidy
LA
Republican No
Sen. Rick Scott
FL
Republican No
Sen. John Kennedy
LA
Republican No
Sen. Ben Sasse
NE
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
Republican No
Sen. Ron Johnson
WI
Republican No
Sen. Marco Rubio
FL
Republican No
Sen. James M. Inhofe
OK
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Richard M. Burr
NC
Republican No
Sen. Mike Rounds
SD
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
Republican No