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Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who represents the district housing the controversial Boeing plant currently being contested by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), said Thursday that he believes that the labor board makes decisions based on the interests of President Obama's reelection campaign.

"I absolutely think the NLRB is absolutely showing favoritism towards unions and things they believe strengthen the president's reelection campaign," Scott said on Fox News.

The House approved legislation sponsored by Scott Thursday that would prohibit the NLRB from dictating corporate decisions about where to open factories. The labor board brought a lawsuit against Boeing charging that the airplane manufacturer opened a plant for its new 787 Dreamliner in South Carolina, a right-to-work state, as retaliation for a strike by union employees in Washington state.

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