Feinstein, Who Co-Sponsored EFCA In 2007, May Not Support It This Time

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Source: Greg Sargent's blog

By Greg Sargent
Plum Line
March 27, 2009

Uh oh — this could potentially represent ather big setback for supporters of the Employee Free Choice Act. Senator Dianne Feinstein , who co-sponsored the measure in 2007, is now saying she isn’t sure whether she can back it this time around.

Feinstein spokesperson Gil Duran confirms to me that Feinstein hasn’t signed on as a co-sponsor to the current bill yet. He sends over this statement from the Senator suggesting that she’s leaning against backing it this time, at least in its current form:

“I have thought for some time that the way to approach this issue is by trying to see if there can’t be a compromise between the business community, the agriculture community and labor. This is an extraordinarily difficult economy and feelings are very strong on both sides of the issue. I would hope there is some way to find common ground that would be agreeable to both business and labor.”

Read more: http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/labor/feinstein-who-backed-efca-in-2007-may-not-support-it-this-time

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With friends like these...

[rurallib]

1. no wonder corporatists can be so arrogant

[backscatter712]

2. Fuck you, you corrupt, corporatist trash!!!

I'll bet those bribes were tasty. Yeah. Suck that corporate dick, you fucking whore!

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3. "An extraordinarily difficult economy"

Translation: I can't count on a presidential veto saving my overrich friends from having to pay their employees a little closer to what they're worth.

Courtesy of your friendly neighborhood gratuitous