Obama’s NLRB ‘Recess’ Appointees Circumvent Background Checks
Two of President Obama’s “recess” appointments will begin their tenure at the National Labor Relations Board without having undergone background checks required of all nominees… Read More
What the New Obama Labor Board Means for Workers and Employers
The framers of the Constitution required the President to get the consent of the Senate before appointing senior government officials. They wanted to prevent the… Read More
Even Obama Agrees that the Senate Was Not in Recess
Defenders of President Obama’s unprecedented “recess” appointments of Richard Cordray to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and three members to the National Labor Relations… Read More
Members of Congress React to Obama’s Abuse of Power
The White House announced today that President Barack Obama plans to attempt a “recess appointment” of Richard Cordray to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in… Read More
Obama DOJ Undercuts President’s ‘Recess’ Appointment Stunt
The White House announced Wednesday that President Obama would recess-appoint Richard Cordray as chairman of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and three new members… Read More
Flashback: Senator Outlines Objections to ‘Unaccountable’ Consumer Czar
Last fall Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) visited Heritage to talk about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the “unaccountable” nominee to head the agency. At… Read More
A Tyrannical Abuse of Power: Obama Attempts to Appoint Cordray to CFPB
In a revelation that is quite shocking to anyone who knows anything about the 100-plus years of precedent on the recess appointment power or the… Read More
