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Senate Dems go after GOP for opposition to labor board nominee
Senate Democrats went on the offensive Monday, arguing that GOP opposition to a labor board nominee is why Republicans deserve the "Party of No" label.
Democrats blasted Republicans for working to block Craig Becker's nomination to join the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ahead of an expected vote Tuesday on his nomination.
"Senate Republicans continue to put politics over policy and placed a 'hold' on Craig Becker, the President’s nominee for the National Labor Relations Board," Democrats said in a release. "Opposition to Becker keeps with the GOP’s Party of No mantra and is right in line with Republican’s lengthy record of putting businesses’ needs ahead of workers."
Some Democrats had complained that Brown sought to bump up his joining the Senate in order to vote against Becker, a controversial nominee who business groups have alleged would try to bring about changes to union organizing rules through the NLRB that are sought in the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, or "card check").
In a press conference after he was sworn in, Brown said he hadn't decided how to vote on Becker's nomination, and hadn't sought to come to Washington early to vote against him.
Republicans are also promoting the vote as a key test for some vulnerable Democratic incumbents. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has sent out releases asking whether Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and several other incumbents would vote to "back Obama’s controversial Big Labor radical nominee."
Democrats cited two Republicans' switch to vote against Becker in committee after his nomination was resubmitted as an example of GOP political opportunism.
"Becker has been a leader in the labor community, a strong advocate for workers’ rights and has also worked alongside management as an attorney, making him an ideal candidate to sit on the National Labor Relations Board," the Democrats said.
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