Congress can rein in NLRB by withholding funds

Congress is facing a looming deadline. It needs to pass a bill by Dec. 11 to fund the government for the next fiscal year and avoid a government shutdown. The legislation will undoubtedly include wasteful spending, but some good could come out of it.

Policy riders, which can rollback agency overreach, give Congress a golden opportunity to undo a recent overreaching decision by the National Labor Relations Board that will adversely impact small businesses, a key driver of job creation.