Senators, yes, it’s the holiday season and a lame-duck session, but don’t get distracted from the reason you’re in Washington—namely, to improve Americans’ lives.
Unfortunately, some Republican senators are failing to show up for votes to block outgoing President Joe Biden’s nominees, allowing Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to easily shepherd eight federal Biden judicial nominees since the Nov. 5 elections.
Republican senators’ blowing off voting on one particularly important Biden nomination would adversely affect workers and families financially. It would also empower a sworn enemy of Elon Musk’s free speech rights.
Biden wants Lauren McFerran to serve another term as chair of the National Labor Relations Board. Her current term expires on Dec. 16. The vote being pushed by the Biden administration seeks to control the board well…
