Joe Courtney actually said...

"It is unthinkable to consider cutting critical programs without giving them a chance to become established and successful in our communities."

"If you're a worker trying to get a union, these bills make you wait. If you're an employer trying to destroy a union, these bills give you the fast track."

"These bills work hard to delay union certification elections, to give employers more time to campaign while creating a new decertification process that can be triggered by the employer."

"I worked on the Hill for 11 years, and all that time, I never saw a bill as extreme and provocative and anti-union, anti-worker as the Employee Rights Act."