In response to the ongoing drama over Craig Becker’s nomination, NLRB Chairman Wilma Liebman issued a statement condemning the persistent vacancies on the board.

The Senate will attempt to wrangle 60 votes in support of Craig Becker’s nomination to the NLRB on Monday.

On Wednesday morning the anti-Employee Free Choice Act corporate front group “Workforce Fairness Institute” sent out an email to its list with a petition to “Wait for Scott” before voting on Craig Becker. What’s the “Workforce Fairness Institute”? It’s a front group staffed almost entirely by former Romney staffers, two of whom advised the Brown campaign.

The Senate HELP Committee voted to approve the nomination of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board by a vote of 13-10, directly along party lines.

Conservatives are in a tizzy after Craig Becker’s hearing, claiming that Becker “lied” to John McCain about ACORN. But it’s just stupid.

This is why it’s great to have Al Franken as a Senator from Minnesota. During yesterday’s hearing for NLRB nominee Craig Becker, Franken used his time to pwn John McCain for holding Becker’s nomination without submitting to Becker a single question during the entire hold.

Senator-Elect Scott Brown is demanding he be sworn in as a Senator from Massachusetts as soon as tomorrow. It’s clear that Scott Brown is demanding to be sworn in for one reason only: the pending nomination of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board.

Liveblog of Becker hearing.

On the heels of Senate Dems reaching cloture for soon-to-be DOL Solicitor Patricia Smith, it appears the GOP is anxious about Democrats also holding a cloture vote for Craig Becker before Scott Brown is sworn at the end of next week. A Senate GOP aide tells The Hill there will be “all-out war” if Dems try to confirm Becker.

Craig Becker, one of Barack Obama’s three nominations to the National Labor Relations Board will have a hearing before the Senate HELP Committee next week, marking a victory for John McCain and the Republicans. John McCain is two for two.  After placing a hold on Craig Becker’s nomination to the National Labor Relations Board last [...]