NBC News – Members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace, are routinely reconfirmed in a bipartisan manner.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, however, is bucking the norm by putting a hold on the reappointment of Chai Feldblum, the first openly LGBTQ person to sit on the commission, because of her “radical views on marriage.”
Lee on Wednesday followed through with a threat he had previously made and objected to Feldblum being reappointed to the EEOC by unanimous consent, which is customary for bipartisan commissions.
