July 29, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 134 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

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                            NLRB Nominations

  On another matter, today the Senate will vote on two nominations to 
the NLRB--the National Labor Relations Board--one nominee from the 
Republican side and another from the Democratic side. On bipartisan 
boards and commissions like the NLRB, this used to be the tradition. 
The President's party always enjoys a majority on these boards, but it 
is crucial for the opposite party, whoever it is at the time, to have 
their recommendations approved to these bipartisan boards.
  Unfortunately, the vote comes today after more than 2 years during 
which the Republican majority refused to even schedule a vote on a 
Democratic nominee to the NLRB, Mark Pearce. The Republicans waited so 
long that both Democratic nominees who were already on the NLRB had 
their terms expire.
  While Democrats look forward to confirming Lauren McGarity McFerran 
to the NLRB later today, we are still frustrated that the Republican 
majority denied any Democratic representation on the Board for too 
long, and they continue to deny a vote on the second Democratic seat.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota