For decades, both Democrats and Republicans put the interests of Wall Street over the interests of hardworking American families. From corporate tax cuts to international trade deals, the D.C. establishment went out of its way to do the bidding of Big Business. And workers paid the price.

That all changed with Donald Trump. He offered a different vision — redefining the GOP as the party of working people, winning victories on promises of better jobs, reshoring manufacturing and industry, and immigration policies that put American workers first. And my Republican colleagues in the Senate were happy to get on board.

Already, however, it seems the Old Thinking is rearing its head again. Some of my colleagues are balking at President Trump’s choice of Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor. As her confirmation hangs in the balance, Republicans should resist the temptation to relapse into the destructive division between business and labor that sabotaged American workers for too long. If we care about the working class as we claim to, we must confirm the President’s pick. (RELATED: Trump Cabinet Pick Lori Chavez-DeRemer May Be Most At Risk Of Not Getting........

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