Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my remarks to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions at the hearing titled, ``Stealing the Dream of Business Ownership: The NLRB's Joint Employer decision.'' There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Joint Employer Decision This morning we are having a hearing about the recent National Labor Relations Board decision that threatens to steal the American dream from owners of the nation's 780,000 franchise businesses and millions of contractors. We will also discuss the legislation I have introduced to undo this decision. Last week, I met a man named Aslam Khan. He is an immigrant from Pakistan who started out as a dishwasher at Church's Chicken and who today has become a very successful owner of Church's Chicken franchises. He talked about achieving the American Dream. He said it was possible because of our nation's ``free enterprise, entrepreneurial spirit.'' But on August 27, the National Labor Relations Board released a decision that threatens to steal the American dream from owners of the nation's 780,000 franchise businesses and millions of contractors. It threatens to destroy that free enterprise, entrepreneurial spirit. The labor board's new ``joint employer'' standard will make big businesses bigger and make the middle class smaller by discouraging larger companies from franchising and contracting work to small businesses.…”