Eleanor Norton actually said...

"it does seem to me to be a violation of the ability to bargain at all."

"Well, has the union done, your union or other Federal unions, done any work to document how that is happening?"

"Do you regard their pushback for the reasons you named as worthy of your consideration?"

"However, in order to truly address these recommendations, we not only need a sustained commitment by the agencies involved, we also need sustained oversight from our own committee."