Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., chairman of the Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, plans to hold a closed-door vote Tuesday to consider the nomination of Julie Su for Labor secretary.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., complained Monday that a closed-door vote means there will be "no public hearing" on Su's nomination.
Su has been deputy secretary of Labor since July 2021 and the acting Labor secretary since March 2023.
In January, President Joe Biden renominated Su to serve as Labor secretary after her confirmation had languished in the Senate for more than 10 months.
Cassidy said Monday afternoon on the Senate floor that Sanders plans to hold a closed-door vote on Su after her first nomination "failed."
At the direction of Sanders, the HELP committee vote "is taking place behind closed doors without a public hearing or an opportunity to hear from Ms. Su directly," Cassidy said.