The Senate blocked President Joe Biden‘s renomination of the current chairwoman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Lauren McFerran, with the help of two lawmakers who left the Democratic Party.
Sens. Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) joined with Republicans in a 50-49 cloture vote, effectively stymying the bid to give McFerran a new five-year term.
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) was the only lawmaker who did not vote. Axios reported Marshall had planned orthopedic surgery and GOP leaders were aware that he was not expected to be in attendance.
The setback for Biden means that Democrats were denied a majority at the five-member NLRB until at least 2026 with President-elect Donald Trump in office and Republicans retaking control of the Senate, according to POLITICO.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee ranking member who has raised…
