Chavez-DeRemer took the helm of the agency in March 2025 after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for two years.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer speaks at a press conference with U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and other House Republicans, more than a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 4, 2025.
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