Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's pick for labor secretary, on track to clear Senate committee with Democratic help

Washington — Former GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer's nomination to lead the Labor Department under President Trump is all but certain to be advanced Thursday with the help of Democrats. 

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is set to vote Thursday morning to consider moving her nomination forward. 

Facing opposition from Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, a Republican member of the committee, Chavez-DeRemer's path to confirmation once appeared in doubt. Paul had said he would oppose her because of her previous support for pro-labor policies.