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Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has filed cloture on the nomination of Craig Becker to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). According to the Hill.com’s Blog Briefing Room, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has put a hold on all of Obama’s nominations pending before the Senate, including Becker’s. Therefore, at least 60 Senators must vote to end debate on the nomination – a feat likely made more difficult now that Republican Scott Brown has been sworn in as a Massachusetts senator. The Senate House, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee cleared Becker’s nomination on Thursday on a party-line vote. Becker’s cloture vote is scheduled for Monday at 5:00 pm.