Trump Endorses House Budget Bill; Labor Sec. Nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer Testifies at Senate Hearing

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he supports the House of Representatives’s budget bill that would fund several of his policy initiatives, instead of a two-bill plan proffered by the Senate.

Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, the first stop in her confirmation process. During her one term as a congresswoman, Chavez-DeRemer’s voting record earned her strong union support.

The senate voted to confirm Kelly Loeffler as head of the Small Business Administration. The final vote count was 52 to 46. This marks the 18th member of president trump's cabinet to get confirmed. only four nominees are left.