Reid Indefinitely Postpones EFCA Vote

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said yesterday that the Senate does not have plans to bring the Employee Free Choice Act to a vote anytime soon. Reid said that they have “too many other things on their plate” at this time.

When exactly Reid will bring the bill up is not known. With 2009 off the table, they could try for 2010. But that would be an election year for about a third of the Senate so the vote would be fresh on the voters mind when they head to the polls. One of those Senators up for re-election is Reid himself. And with poll numbers showing a plurality would definitely vote against him, and other polls showing him losing to lesser known Republicans, Reid may not want another tough legislative battle.

With every week, and sometime with everyday, we hear a different story. This is just the latest but is certainly subject to change.