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Outgoing senators Joe Manchin and Kirsten Sinema, both former Democrats who have switched to Independent, just handed President-elect Donald Trump a major victory on Wednesday!
From Fox News: In a lame duck effort, President Biden and Senate Democrats tried to reconfirm National Labor Relations Board Chair Lauren McFerran, a Democrat, to another five-year term, and thereby solidify a Democratic majority on the board until well into President-elect Trump’s term.
However, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., failed to handicap Trump’s impact on labor and unions for the first two years of his term with the vote, which took place on Wednesday afternoon.
Outgoing Sens. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., dealt their caucus a blow, voting down the test vote.
McFerran was not reconfirmed on the floor, despite the Democrats’ effort. Her nomination has been waiting to be considered since August, when Democrats advanced her out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). The Democrats notably have a razor-thin majority of only 51 and making sure all senators are there to vote can often be tricky.
Senators voted 49 to 50 against ending debate and proceeding to a vote on her reconfirmation.
Since McFerran was not reconfirmed, the position will be Trump’s to fill, the report explains.
Reportedly, one Republican senator, Dr. Roger Marshall of Kansas, did not attend the vote. So the honor goes to Manchin and Sinema.
1:49 p.m. By a vote of 49-50, the #Senate did not invoke cloture on Lauren McGarity McFerran to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board.Senator Marshall did not vote. Independent Senators Manchin and Sinema voted against. https://t.co/7iScGvjuI5
— U.S. Senate Updates (@SenateFloor) December 11, 2024
A number of business organizations had sounded the alarm, and voiced their opposition to McFerran being reappointed for the position.
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