• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Avoidable And Unconscionable’: GOP Rep Looks To Thwart Potential Trump Resistance In Department Of Labor

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Avoidable And Unconscionable’: GOP Rep Looks To Thwart Potential Trump Resistance In Department Of Labor

November 25, 2024
FBI Probing ‘Targeted Terror Attack’ In Colorado

FBI Probing ‘Targeted Terror Attack’ In Colorado

June 1, 2025
VANESSA BATTAGLIA: Hegseth Is Right To Demand Afghanistan Withdrawal Accountability

VANESSA BATTAGLIA: Hegseth Is Right To Demand Afghanistan Withdrawal Accountability

June 1, 2025
LEIF LARSON: We Can’t Let Microsoft Unfairly Dominate The Tech Marketplace

LEIF LARSON: We Can’t Let Microsoft Unfairly Dominate The Tech Marketplace

June 1, 2025
STEVE MILLOY: Trump To Revive The Nuclear Power Industry

STEVE MILLOY: Trump To Revive The Nuclear Power Industry

June 1, 2025
Nonprofit Funded By Chinese Gov’t-Linked Entities Backs Blue State’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Climate Law

Nonprofit Funded By Chinese Gov’t-Linked Entities Backs Blue State’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Climate Law

May 31, 2025
Why On-And-Off Voters Who Backed Trump May Be GOP’s Midterm Silver Bullet

Why On-And-Off Voters Who Backed Trump May Be GOP’s Midterm Silver Bullet

May 31, 2025
MICHAEL LUCCI: US Multinationals Must Exit China

MICHAEL LUCCI: US Multinationals Must Exit China

May 31, 2025
CASEY RYAN: Loudoun County Is Back In The Election Year Headlines Again

CASEY RYAN: Loudoun County Is Back In The Election Year Headlines Again

May 31, 2025
DAVID BLACKMON: Did Trump And Hochul Just Swap An Offshore Wind Farm For A Pipeline?

DAVID BLACKMON: Did Trump And Hochul Just Swap An Offshore Wind Farm For A Pipeline?

May 31, 2025
Father Of DJ Daniel Gives Heartbreaking Health Update About Son

Father Of DJ Daniel Gives Heartbreaking Health Update About Son

May 30, 2025
Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Push For Mass Federal Firings

Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Push For Mass Federal Firings

May 30, 2025
Musk Leaves DOGE With a Black Eye — Literally 

Musk Leaves DOGE With a Black Eye — Literally 

May 30, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Sunday, June 1, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home News

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Avoidable And Unconscionable’: GOP Rep Looks To Thwart Potential Trump Resistance In Department Of Labor

by Daily Caller News Foundation
November 25, 2024 at 5:30 pm
in News, Wire
250 2
0
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Avoidable And Unconscionable’: GOP Rep Looks To Thwart Potential Trump Resistance In Department Of Labor
491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Daily Caller News Foundation

Republican North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx wrote to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su Monday to ensure the agency continues to perform casework during the remainder of President Joe Biden’s lame duck term.

During the 2016-2017 transition from former President Barack Obama to President-elect Donald Trump, the DOL slowed or ceased processing casework, creating a backlog of “hundreds of cases” and preventing everyday Americans from accessing needed assistance such as workers’ compensation, according to an oversight letter from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Now, Foxx is trying to prevent Biden’s DOL from engaging in similar obstructionist behavior, requesting the DOL provide weekly updates to the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs from Dec. 6 until shortly before Inauguration Day.

“It is the Committee’s understanding that, under the Obama administration, DOL either significantly slowed or quit processing casework in 2016-2017, leaving the incoming Trump administration with a backlog of hundreds of cases,” Foxx wrote. “These avoidable and unconscionable delays hampered the incoming administration and delayed redress for hundreds of Americans.”

11.25.24 DOL Casework Letter

The letter argues the House Committee on Education and the Workforce retains the right to vet the status of DOL casework based on House Rule X, which stipulates the committee has the jurisdiction and responsibility to “review and study on a continuing basis … the application, administration, execution and effectiveness of laws and programs addressing subjects within its jurisdiction.”

Trump’s first presidency faced significant internal resistance from a variety of government bureaucrats, with Miles Taylor, then-chief of staff of the Department of Homeland Security, even going as far as publishing an anonymous New York Times op-ed vowing to “thwart part of [Trump’s] agenda and his worst inclinations.” Now, some members of Congress are attempting to avoid the strengthening of a second Trump resistance, with Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and other lawmakers writing a letter to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to try and prevent Biden political appointees from being converted to civil service positions — a process sometimes referred to as “burrowing in.”

“The Obama administration’s backlog of 2016-2017 must never be repeated,” Foxx’s letter states. “The outgoing Trump administration made a point not to follow the Obama administration’s example, instead continuing to process and finalize these cases in 2020-2021 until the transition was completed. I call on you to do the same.”

All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.

Tags: DCNFLaborU.S. News
Share196Tweet123
Daily Caller News Foundation

Daily Caller News Foundation

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th