Senate committee to vote on NLRB nominees Wednesday

By Sean Higgins, The Washington Examiner

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, announced Thursday that the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee would vote on all five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board next Wednesday. Harkin’s announcement followed a two-hour hearing — which will apparently be the only hearing — on the five nominees, three of whom are currently seated on the board.

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