Posts Tagged ‘Sen. Arlen Specter’
Will Dems Use Card Check To Assign Sen. Specter?
As Sen. Arlen Specter — the latest Democrat to acknowledge concerns with the Employee Free Choice Act — settles in to his new role, there could be a lot of committee assignments that need to be adjusted. How will those decisions be made? By secret ballot, of course.
Quick Thoughts On The Specter Switch
Keith Hennessy offers some tactical consequences of the party switch by Sen. Arlen Specter. He argues these are the likely effects:
- I imagine Sen. Specter
“Specter’s Change-Up Won’t Change Much”
So say Forbes writers. One thing that won’t change: there can be no compromise on card check or binding arbitration.
Specter of EFCA Raises Its Head
Followers of Beltway politics were shaken by today’s news that Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter will switch parties for his upcoming re-election campaign. He says his position on the Employee Free Choice Act will not change. However, many are concerned about what this means for the future of EFCA.
Employee Free Choice Act: Dangerous Compromise In The Air
This morning, the Wall Street Journal’s great columnist Kimberly Strassel examined the current state of play for the Employee Free Choice Act. Her conclusion? A worried “Business Beats Card Check
Breaking: Specter Opposes Employee Free Choice Act
Today, Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania pledged to vote against a procedural move that would open the door for the misnamed Employee Free Choice Act, which would threaten employee rights, impose government into the free enterprise system, and jeopardize hundreds of thousands of jobs. Associated Builders and Contractors applauds Sen. Specter’s stand.
UPDATE: Video of Sen. Specter’s speech.
