BERNIE SANDERS CONFIRMS INTEREST IN BECOMING BIDEN’S LABOR SECRETARY

Thu 12 November 2020:

Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday that, if asked, he would accept the position of Labor secretary in President-elect Joe Biden‘s administration.

“I want to do everything I can to protect the working families of this country who are under tremendous duress right now and whether that is in the Senate, whether that’s in the Biden administration, who knows? Let’s see how that unfolds,” Sanders said during an interview with CNN when asked if he was eyeing a position in Biden’s Cabinet.

“If I had a portfolio that allowed me to stand up and fight for working families, would I do it? Yes, I would,” Sanders said when pressed if he would accept a job as Labor secretary.

The independent senator from Vermont sought the US presidency from the Democratic Party in 2016 and 2020, but fell short to Hillary Clinton and Biden, respectively.

Although Sanders was initially critical of Biden’s policies, he later supported the former vice president during his presidential campaign against incumbent Donald Trump.

Senator Elizabeth Warren, who also was critical of Biden, is considered a top choice for Treasury Secretary.

As a supporter of social democratic policies, Sanders is known for views that are critical of economic inequality and is considered a progressive along with Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a now second-term-elect congresswoman in the US House of Representatives.

On Wednesday, Biden chose longtime aid Ron Klain to be his Chief of Staff in the White House.

Klain will also oversee the Executive Office of the President and serve as a senior advisor.

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