Republicans and conservatives Social media Senate Democrats take a victory lap after Senate Democrats failed in a last-minute attempt to maintain control of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Wednesday after narrowly losing a vote to end debate over the reappointment of the board's chair, Loren McFerran.
Outgoing Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had hoped to confirm McFerran, President Biden's pick, for a new five-year term that would have given Democrats control of the influential agency until at least 2026, but The vote failed, 50-49With independent Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona voting against it.
The vote was objected to by the Conservatives for several days on the grounds that this President-elect Trump He should decide on the choice after winning the election in November, which the Conservatives celebrated.
“Working Americans just won a huge victory for President Trump and his pro-labor policies, so why should we let Biden choose more NLRB nominees?” Sen. Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, told Fox News Digital in a statement. “I'm glad we didn't, and I look forward to working with President Trump to support policies and candidates that are in the best interests of working families and all Americans.”
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Senator Josh Hawley, left, and Senator Chuck Schumer (archive)
“Lauren McFerran’s poor track record in the Biden-Harris administration includes undermining the self-employed, crushing businesses of all sizes, and greenlighting union harassment,” Tom Hebert, director of competition and regulatory policy for Americans for Tax Reform, told Fox News Digital. vulgarity of American workers.” In a statement.
“Chuck Schumer attempted to put the Trump-Vance NLRB under Democratic control by sneaking McFerran's renomination through the Senate, anticipating the Republicans' absence. Fortunately for American workers and businesses, Republicans showed up and blocked Schumer's scheme, ensuring Trump-Vance NLRB control RB are pro-labor Republicans instead of anti-labor Democrats.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite/File)
“I am pleased that the Senate rejected Democrats’ partisan attempt to deny President Trump the opportunity to choose his own NLRB nominees and enact a pro-American, pro-labor agenda with a mandate from the American people,” said Senator Bill Cassidy. R-No, Published on X.
“Great work @SenateGOP and freethinkers @SenatorSinema and @Sen_JoeManchin!” Carrie Sheffield, senior policy analyst at Independent Women's Voice Published on X. “Another opponent of @elonmusk and free speech has collapsed. Clearing the way for @realDonaldTrump to reform harmful policies. Great job.”
The reality of that was a point of frustration for Republicans Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders She denied a request from Cassidy to hold a public hearing on McFerran before she filed. McFerran's nomination has been awaiting consideration since August.
In 2021, McFerran's NLRB ordered Tesla to direct Musk to delete a tweet they said hurt Tesla's unionization efforts in a move that was It eventually flipped By the US Court of Appeals.
“The current administration is doing everything they can to prevent government efficiency, but @DOGE is inevitable,” Tesla and Space Published on X He accepted the vote in response to a post lamenting the Democrats' campaign to advance McFerran.
Unlike most similar agencies, the president cannot remove NLRB members at will based on policy goals or changing administrations.
“The President may remove any member of the Board, upon notice and hearing, for dereliction of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other reason,” NLRB Location countries.
In response to McFerran's vote, Democrats withdrew the vote for GOP NLRB nominee Joshua Dietlberg, giving Trump the opportunity to pick up two seats if nothing changes before Inauguration Day.
Senator Joe Manchin (Samuel Corum/Getty Images/File)
Schumer submitted a memorandum on McFerran's nomination on Monday, with voting to begin on Wednesday. In his remarks, the New York Democrat did not acknowledge the slow nature of the vote, telling his colleagues: “If you really care about working families, if you care about fixing income inequality in America, you should be in favor of” Advancing NLRB nominees today You can't say you're in favor of working families “Then go vote 'no' today, because the NLRB protects workers from abuse on the job and from employer overreach.”
In a statement after the vote, Schumer said: “It is extremely disappointing, a direct attack on workers, and incredibly troubling that this highly qualified candidate — with a proven track record of protecting workers' rights — did not get the vote.”
Fox News Digital's Julia Johnson contributed to this report.
