Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives held hearings in early May featuring testimony from U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su, the sole witness at both events, to review the president鈥檚 Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Labor and discuss the policies and priorities of the department.

Prior to the hearings, 老牛影视sent letters听to the committees expressing concern with the DOL鈥檚 actions under Acting Secretary Su's leadership. The letters detail the detrimental rulemakings issued by the DOL in the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years, specifically the , , , 听and 听rules.

On May 9, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies held a 听to review the DOL鈥檚 Fiscal Year 2025 budget request with Acting Secretary Su.

During the hearing, Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., that the DOL鈥檚 priorities hurt workers and create red tape. She emphasized the DOL should focus on workforce training and creating new jobs rather than mandating new burdens that restrict worker choice and flexibility. She noted the independent contractor rule jeopardized 27 million Americans鈥� ability to work in a way that best fits their needs and schedules. In addition, she stated the overtime rule would force small businesses to absorb costs, which would likely lead to workers facing fewer hours, more restrictions and layoffs.

On May 1, 2024, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing, 鈥�.鈥� Prior to the hearing, to the committee expressing concern with the DOL鈥檚 actions under Su鈥檚 leadership.

, Committee Chair Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., expressed concern about the DOL鈥檚 rulemakings. Specifically, she stated that the would make federal construction projects more unaffordable, the would force employers to cut hours, the would bankrupt freelancers, and the would further handcuff employers. She emphasized that the Biden administration鈥檚 policies focused on serving the interests of big labor union bosses and were detrimental to American workers, job creators and taxpayers.

听Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., about the Davis-Bacon final rule鈥檚 impact on federal construction project costs and emphasized it abandons free market principles. He cited a nonpartisan , which estimates Davis-Bacon鈥檚 methodology increases project costs by 7%. At a time when construction costs have risen dramatically due to inflation, Rep. Smucker asked if applying additional costs through project labor agreements was fair to taxpayers.

In addition, Rep. Smucker 听about the听DOL鈥檚 apprenticeship rule, stating that it would lead to less involvement in apprenticeship programs.

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