Labor nominee defends transfer of programs to agency from Education Department

Keith Sonderling, acting U.S. secretary of Labor, defended the agency’s role in transferring programs from the Education Department as part of the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle it. Senate Democrats criticized the move, arguing it is illogical for the Labor Department to manage education programs. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will vote on Sonderling’s nomination to serve as Labor secretary.