Two former Democrats provided the votes needed for Republicans to block a critical nominee to the nation’s top labor relations agency.
“The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected Democratic President Joe Biden’s nomination of a U.S. labor board official for a new term, giving President-elect Donald Trump a chance to cement Republican control of the agency soon after taking office.
The Senate voted 50-49 against holding a confirmation vote on the nomination of National Labor Relations Board Chair Lauren McFerran, whose term expires next week. Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, both Democrats who left their party during Biden’s term after repeatedly bucking his legislative priorities, provided the decisive votes.
Democrats could make another attempt to hold a vote, but it would likely be futile.
McFerran’s nomination was strongly opposed by business groups and many Republicans, who cited a series of recent NLRB decisions and rules that they say unfairly favored unions.”
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