Confirmed
DOL Nominee: Taryn Mackenzie Williams
Taryn Mackenzie Williams
Nominated to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment
Nomination announced: April 16, 2021
Taryn Mackenzie Williams was the managing director of the Center for American Progress’s Poverty to Prosperity Program. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a confirmation hearing for Ms. Williams on May 27, 2021.
Nomination status: Williams was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote on August 11, 2021.
Additional Resources
VIDEO: Senate Nomination Hearing for Taryn MacKenzie Williams
May 27, 2021, U. S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
STATEMENT: Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr
May 27, 2021, U. S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
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