Elijah Cummings actually said...

"Let's start with the facts. First, Federal law already makes it clear that employment may not be conditioned on an employee's willingness to fund a union's political activities."

"The economic momentum that has occurred over the past few months seems to have carried into the labor market."

"It does appear that we are moving in the right direction, not moving as fast as all of us would like."

"I know we are out of time. But I just want to make sure that is my bill and Mrs. Maloney's bill."