Paul Coverdell: “This is a good debate, because talking about the TEAM Act or the ability for employers and employees to work together is…”

“This is a good debate, because talking about the TEAM Act or the ability for employers and employees to work together is something that actually came out of Asia. We have all sat back and noticed the efficiencies that some of the Japanese companies have. This is where this concept comes from. This is talking about a new workplace. Labor law in this country is essentially drawn for industry and the workplace that is 50 years old. We are about to go into a new century, and we ought to be talking about a more flexible workplace, like this suggests. We ought to be talking and acknowledging the fact that the American family is under severe pressures and anxiety today. Both of them have to work today just to keep up with the point I made a minute ago that half their income is taken by the Government now.”