| It would seem that the first skirmish in the looming battle over the Employee Free Choice Act is finally over. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee just voted to send the nomination of Hilda Solis for Secretary of Labor to the full Senate for a vote. Only bootlicking scrub Pat Roberts and certifiably batsh*t insane whackado Tom Coburn voted no.
Senate panel approves labor nominee Hilda Solis
Rep. Hilda Solis edged closer Wednesday to winning confirmation as the nation's next labor secretary, after more than a month of delays over questions about her husband's unpaid taxes and her work for a pro-union group.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee cleared her nomination in a voice vote with only two Republicans voting against her. The action sends the nomination to the full Senate for a final vote likely this week.
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Republicans had already stalled her confirmation for weeks after raising questions about her role as a board member and treasurer of American Rights at Work, a nonprofit group working to pass a bill to make it easier for workers to form unions.
The wrangling over Solis' ties to organized labor is seen as a precursor to a bitter fight to come over the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as "card check" - a bill organized labor is pushing that would make it easier for workers to form unions. Business groups and most Republicans adamantly oppose the measure.
Next up is what will certainly be a rough, if not extremely entertaining, fight on the Senate floor. Expect to see GOP senators go the full freakin' wingnut over Solis and EFCA. Also expect to see the utter contempt that these folks have for working people and their concerns on full, ugly display. |
