Political Quotes

“I come here today to address the current status of the National Labor Relations Board and, in particular, how the rights of workers are being undermined by Republican obstructionism. You see, for decades, Presidents have nominated--and Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have confirmed--NLRB nominees from both parties in order to ensure the agency can enforce laws necessary to protect workers' rights. Yet, for the first time in the history of the Board, we are now left with zero Democratic members on the Board because of Republican inactions. To say this is highly problematic is an understatement. We will be left with zero Democrats, because, yesterday, Lauren McFerran's term expired. Now, Lauren McFerran is a dedicated, highly-qualified, and well-respected public servant. Despite the repeated requests my colleagues and I have sent to the White House, President Trump refuses to renominate Ms. McFerran. Last year, Republicans in the Senate stalled the renomination of another exceptionally qualified nominee to the NLRB, Mark Gaston Pearce. How? Just by simply refusing to hold the vote--instead, allowing that seat to remain empty. Now, workers are confronted with a Board made up solely of three Republicans and zero Democrats to serve on this historically bipartisan agency. That is simply unacceptable.…”