#shorts On 3/1/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “I want to ask you about the Labor Secretary pick, Julie Su. While she was labor secretary of California, the — during COV — the state lost between $20 billion and $32 billion in unemployment insurance to fraudsters. Meanwhile, 5 million people had benefits delayed and a million people had them wrongfully canceled. Is the President concerned that this will impact her getting confirmed?

KJP: So, a couple of things, because there’s — we got to put this all in context of what was happening at the time … she believes in safety nets and — need to be strengthened. That is something that she indeed believes in. And …

Reporter: So, does he think she can be confirmed?

KJP: Oh, absolutely. Yes. He thinks that the Senate should confirm her and she is the right person for the job …

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/MC–y6bXSPA
Biden Labor Sec pick, nominee Julie Su lost $20B to $32B unemployment insurance to fraudsters