Despite a promise that he would not "rush" important votes before Massachusetts Sen.-elect Scott Brown is seated sometime next week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, has scheduled a Monday vote on the contentious nomination of M. Patricia Smith to be solicitor for the Department of Labor.
Mrs. Smith, now New York's labor commissioner, has come under fire from conservatives and some business groups for the state's "Wage Watch" program. The project, which started in January 2009, enlisted unions and advocacy groups to visit private businesses, educate employers about labor laws and report potential wage violations to the government.
Sen. Michael B. Enzi, Wyoming Republican, who is the ranking minority member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has put a hold on her nomination and asked President Obama to withdraw his nominee, charging that she gave inconsistent testimony before the panel about the program.
Because of Mr. Enzi's hold, 60 votes would be required in the Senate to approve a cloture motion and move the nomination to a full floor vote.
Sen. Reid has been giving the American people the finger for some time but this is the first picture of him doing it.
ReplyDeleteThis guy is such an a$$. Him and Pelosi together are just like waiting for dynamite to go off. Liars, the both of them.
ReplyDeleteAnd this is where the lawsuit about removing the ex-temp-senator from Mass comes into play.
ReplyDeleteFollowing the 60 's radical Saul Alinski ! Step on the gas .
ReplyDeleteThe Demonrats also voted to up the debt ceiling last week on a 60-40 vote with Paul Kirk voting instead of Scott Brown.
ReplyDeleteHe is not seated because the Massachusetts Secretary of State (Galvin) has not certified the election result.
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ReplyDeleteTeddy was seated when elected and certification came weeks later. More liberal shenanigans.