Sen Reid Urges The White House To Work With Democrats On Nominations

SEN REID URGES THE WHITE HOUSE TO WORK WITH DEMOCRATS ON NOMINATIONS
[SOURCE: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)]
Nevada Senator Harry Reid sent a following letter to White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten, giving his view of the Administration’s stonewalling and refusal to negotiate on non-judicial nominations. Sen Reid has the statutory authority to make recommendations to the President for Democratic positions on independent boards and commissions like the Federal Communications Commission.
http://reid.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=293935&

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