Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The Senate Shouldn’t Stand in the Way of a Functioning NLRB | Economic Policy Institute

The Senate Shouldn’t Stand in the Way of a Functioning NLRB | Economic Policy Institute
"The fact is, working Americans need a fully functioning NLRB, so we should be glad the Senate reached an agreement. But there was no reason, beyond blind allegiance to business interests, to block the president’s nominees to begin with. President Obama was right to act on this when the Senate wouldn’t. Block and Griffin are supremely qualified, yet they are paying the price for the Senate’s obstructionism."