"I want to thank all of our witnesses for coming to share their experience and expertise on the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act (WARN)..."
"I believe there remains bipartisan interest in both chambers of Congress to avoid these broad and indiscriminate cuts to our federal budget."
"I thank you again for inviting me to testify."
"It is way too early for employers to be giving these notices."
"the civilian workforce at the Department of Defense is probably going to be subject to some pretty heavy layoffs, which is sickening."
"this request for an opinion did not come from the White House. It did not come from David Axelrod."
"The opposite happened. You said, yes, you know WARN Act, all hands on deck. Notices went out."
"the most important subcommittees in Congress, which is about making sure that people who get up to work every day come home safe and sound and are able to actually support their families."
"this topic of sequestration is probably the most critical facing our country in the near term."
"I think the undersecretary got it right. The fact of the matter is, is that procurement for programs like submarines, which take 5 years to build, or aircraft carriers, which from start to finish are ..."
"Since 1988, the WARN Act has ensured the protection of our workers by requiring covered employers to provide affected workers with notices of impending plant closings and mass layoffs 60 days before t..."
"Much has been said about this guidance, and no doubt we will hear from some of our witnesses today why they believe the Department's guidance on this matter was not in line with their interpretation o..."