Vice President-elect JD Vance flew to Washington Wednesday to block President Joe Biden’s nominee for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
By a one-vote margin, senators sank Lauren McFerren’s nomination to continue serving on the NLRB Wednesday afternoon, giving President-elect Donald Trump the opportunity to nominate her replacement.
The 50 to 49 vote ensures Democrats will not maintain a majority on the NLRB into the Trump administration. The term would have lasted additional five years.
Vance put his transition duties on hold in order to block the nominee, flying to Washington for the sole purpose of voting against McFerren.
Breitbart News reported that Vance, who will maintain his Senate seat until resigning before his January 20 swearing-in, is performing numerous duties but concentrating on staffing the administration. […]
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