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Statement by Rep. Jan Schakowsky on the Supreme Court’s Action to Restrict Recess Appointments

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2014. The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the President’s power to fill high-level vacancies with recess appointments.  The case, NLRB v. Noel Canning, challenged President Barack Obama’s appointment of commissioners to the National Labor Relations Board. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement on the ruling:

“I am extremely disappointed that the Supreme Court has decided to usurp the President’s power to fill high-level vacancies with recess appointments. This is an historic…

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