WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to fill all five seats on the National Labor Relations Board. And it’s getting ready to consider President Barack Obama’s picks for top diplomatic and law enforcement posts as senators whittle down a pile of stalled nominations.
Senators used a near party-line vote Tuesday to confirm Democrat Kent Hirozawa to the NLRB, which helps resolve labor disputes. It then approved four more NLRB nominees, two Democrats and two Republicans.
Tuesday’s votes covered the last of the seven nominees that were part of a bipartisan deal earlier this month in which some Republicans agreed to end stalling tactics.
Starting Wednesday, the Senate will consider B. Todd Jones to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Samantha Power to be U.N. ambassador.
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