In an historic action, the US Senate this evening voted 60 to 32 to end debate on the nomination of Patricia Smith for US Labor Solicitor. The favorable Role Call vote on Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of M. Patricia Smith, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor successfully ended the Republican filibuster on the nomination of Ms. Smith. The nomination had the support of the AFL-CIO. It has been almost a year since she was nominated by President Obama for the position.
