NLRB's chief lawyer should stop obstructing Congress

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa of California needs to resolve the impasse over requested Boeing documents with Lafe Solomon, the acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. Congress has a right to know now whether the Boeing complaint reflects benign poor judgment or an abuse of the agency’s prosecutorial discretion. Already, we know the filing of this complaint is chilling business investment in the United States, and for good reason.

Since mid-May, Solomon has by and large stonewalled the committee’s request for pre-complaint documents relating to the Boeing complaint. After a series of unproductive letters, the committee finally issued a subpoena for the documents on Aug. 12.