As a former senior Commerce official, may I suggest that the issue is not with the party affiliation of the Secretary, it is with the conception of the role of the Commerce Department. Typically, it is viewed as an advocacy organization for big business.
https://twitter.com/fordm/status/1339210896657231872
In the current situation, the economic elements of the department should be focused on economic recovery and new growth...and on all the stakeholders who benefit from that recovery and growth. That means workers, first and foremost.
Big business does not need an advocacy arm in the US government. (Nor should the White House view the department as it often does as a place for the care and feeding of big donors.)
Needless to say, the census and NOAA are also important parts of the department's mission, especially vital right now. So the secretary needs to prioritize them too. But please, let's avoid turning it into a secondary chapter of the US Chamber of Commerce again.
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