Tom Harkin: “I thank the Senator. And second, in the amendments, Congress directed the Government Accountability Office to review…”

“I thank the Senator. And second, in the amendments, Congress directed the Government Accountability Office to review certain NMB activities periodically, and in conducting these reviews, to consider whether the agency's actions are consistent with Congressional intent. I would presume that the relevant question for the GAO to consider is whether the agency's actions are consistent with the intent of the Congress that passed the provisions of the Act in question, the joint labor-management agreements which led to its adoption, and the subsequent judicial interpretation thereof? Mr. ROCKEFELLER: That is correct, yes.”