While we decide how we are going to move on the Defense bill, I appreciate Senator Kyl coming to the floor. Senator Kyl and I, along with Senators Levin and McCain, have been working on detainee policy for years now. There is an issue that…

I ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy, and if the Chair could let me know when 10 minutes has expired. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I believe we are still in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.

Yes. The In re Quirin case dealt with an American citizen helping the Nazis in America. The Hamdi case dealt with an American citizen helping the Taliban in Afghanistan. Mr. McCAIN. The reason why I raise the question is because the…

The President in this very Chamber said we should have no more regulation than is necessary for the health, safety, and security of the American people. Mr. Speaker, the President in this very Chamber conceded overregulation has stifled…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

I want to thank Chairman Kline not only for yielding but also for his leadership on this and on so many other issues on the Education and the Workforce Committee. Mr. Chairman, when so many of our fellow citizens are looking for work, when…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would invite my friends on the other side of the aisle to join us in addressing what I hear from every small business owner back in South Carolina, which is fix the regulatory apparatus, fix the tax structure…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I yield myself such time as I may consume. My first job was delivering newspapers. My job after that was bagging groceries at a local grocery store. My job after that was working at a tobacco warehouse. I don't…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. This amendment would strike provisions of the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act that ensure employers have at least 14 days to find legal counsel and prepare their cases for the preelection…

I just find it instructive again--and we need to give pause and reflect on why we're here. We're not here because Chairman Kline had an idea out of the blue. We're here because an activist, agenda-driven NLRB is dissatisfied with 31 days…

May I inquire of the Chair how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me first thank Mr. Bishop for raising the important issue of frivolous, vexatious litigation. I am thrilled almost beyond words--not quite--almost beyond words that our colleagues on the other…

Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chair, I would like to thank our Chairman and I am thankful for his leadership on this very important issue. Once again, the President's National Labor Relations Board is trampling on the rights of American workers and employers by…

Mr. Speaker, in June the National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, proposed a new rule that accelerates the election process for unionization. Union workers would be forced into memberships without having a reasonable time for managers to…

May I respond and say the Senator is right. I am an all-of-the-above guy. I believe that military and civilian courts should be used. When an American citizen is involved, does the Senator agree with me that military commissions are off…