Political Quotes

“Madam President, I do not want to keep anyone from speaking. I was under a misimpression. I did not know I did not have my 45 minutes. I apologize. This was not part of my information. I will try to wrap up as rapidly as I can. But I think this is important. Obviously, Mr. Greenaway seems to have a lot of support. There is no contention about him but there certainly is about Mr. Becker and I want to set the record straight about Mr. Becker. My colleagues seem to have a problem with Mr. Becker simply because he is a union lawyer and a darned good one. But that should not be a cause for concern. Most labor lawyers devote their time either to labor or representing management. Indeed, since the Board's inception, 23 management attorneys or consultants have served on the Board compared to only 3 who came from a background of representing unions--23 to 3. Now we have someone come from a background of representing unions and now they do not want him on the Board. Again, these people all came from different backgrounds. I am sure Mr. Becker will approach this with an open mind and impartiality. No one has suggested there is an ethical problem with Mr. Becker's previous employment. He has clearly and unequivocally stated that he will recuse himself from matters that may come before the Board concerning his former employers, the Service Employees International Union and the AFL-CIO, for a period of 2 years. He answered 440 written questions.…”