© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/ File Photo
(Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Thursday he will oppose the nomination of Julie Su as labor secretary, arguing she had a “progressive background” that would prevent her from forging compromises between labor and industry representatives.
“(For) that reason I cannot support her nomination to serve as Secretary of Labor,” Manchin said in a statement.
