On the recordFebruary 6, 2020
I thank my friend, the distinguished ranking member, for yielding. Mr. Chairman, there is one reason we are here today and one reason alone. It is not to protect American workers. No, it is to protect big labor and their bosses. There is so much real work to be done. We should be working to empower American workers, to modernize our employment laws, and to meet the demands of the 21st century economy. Instead, with this legislation, my friends on the other side want to turn back the clock and try to force power back into the hands of union bosses. Make no mistake, this bill is a massive job killer. It will wipe out right-to-work laws which have now been adopted in a majority of States in this country. It will close small businesses. It will allow union bosses the freedom to coerce American workers, and it will force millions to pay union dues against their consent. For some reason, my friends on the other side refuse to see the results of the proworker Trump agenda. When government gets out of the way, when we put down the regulatory pen, when we let the American economy work, American ingenuity will lead the world. At a time of record prosperity, they propose we bring back many of the failed policies of the Obama administration, the very policies that led to so many years of stagnation. My message to my friends on the other side is clear: Do not betray the American worker. Do not turn back the clock. Vote ``no'' on the PRO Act.
