Political Quotes

John Joseph Moakley: “I concur, Mr. Speaker. That is all I am here for, is to make sure that unions and collective bargaining agents and…”

On the recordMarch 26, 1998
I concur, Mr. Speaker. That is all I am here for, is to make sure that unions and collective bargaining agents and employers have all the same rights.
Said by
John Joseph Moakley
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the rights of unions and collective bargaining during a House floor speech.

Share

More from John Joseph Moakley

Sep 28, 2000

I am talking about what is not in the bill, and what is not in the bill is going to help protect the lives and safety of the people in the Northeast. Two years ago, we had an elderly couple freeze to death because they did not have money…

govinfo.gov
Oct 25, 1999

Paul was a leader, tried and true. But Paul led with compassion.

congress.gov
Mar 23, 2000

I had to catch a bus, but the only thing I want to be sure is that all the efforts that we go to in getting ready for this piece, if this is going to be the bill that we are ultimately going to vote on, unlike the budget bill that was put…

govinfo.gov
Jul 1, 1999

While the amendment purports to be about bank customer privacy, in reality it will significantly undermine the crucial law enforcement tool, the Bank Secrecy Act. The amendment would eliminate the mandatory reporting of suspicious…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation