WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed issued the following press release:

Today, after scandal-plagued U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer reportedly resigned from Donald Trump's cabinet while under investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) inspector general over multiple abuse of power allegations (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-resigns-rcna266579), U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement:

"I voted against Lori Chavez-DeRemer's nomination because I thought she would serve as more of a courtier for President Trump than as an independent cabinet official who would serve the best interests of working men and women. Unfortunately, I was proven corre...