[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



          Nominations of Gwynne A. Wilcox and David M. Prouty

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, over the past 4 years, the National Labor 
Relations Board, which was founded to protect workers' rights, has 
again and again tipped the scales in favor of very large corporations.
  While Democratic nominees to the NLRB were blocked and anti-worker 
nominees were jammed through, we saw decades of worker protections 
reversed. This has had a devastating impact on workers in our country, 
who are not only struggling through this pandemic but who have also 
seen their rights to strike and organize and bargain collectively 
undermined and constrained in ruling after ruling.
  But, today, the Senate has the opportunity to begin healing this 
damage by confirming two exceptionally qualified individuals. That is 
why I am urging all of our colleagues to join me in supporting David 
Prouty and Gwynne Wilcox to serve on the NLRB.
  Mr. Prouty's career is defined by his commitment to workers, with a 
long record representing textile workers, hotel workers, restaurant 
workers, baseball players, and now as a lawyer for the SEIU Local 32BJ, 
property service workers.
  Ms. Wilcox's experience as a field attorney for the NLRB, as a lawyer 
representing workers before the Board, and defending healthcare workers 
and protecting their rights makes clear that she has the right 
qualifications and values for this job.
  Ms. Wilcox is not only a high-qualified nominee, she will be a 
historic one. She will be the first Black woman to serve on the Board, 
and her confirmation will bring us a step closer to ensuring our worker 
protections Agencies represent the diverse workforce they serve.
  It is clear to me we need David Prouty and Gwynne Wilcox on the NLRB 
to reverse the damage done by years of anti-worker attacks and get us 
back on the right track of building back an economy that works for 
everyone, not just huge corporations and those at the top.
  Now more than ever, we need to join with workers and defend their 
rights. Today, that means voting to confirm Gwynne Wilcox and David 
Prouty.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll
  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.