Carl Levin: “The individual trades, the positions they were taking, they did not get your approval.”

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank the majority leader for organizing this Special Order. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak for Senator Sarbanes' employees, and especially for my sister-in-law Nellie Freeman, who worked for Paul…

I thank the chairman so much for his leadership. Madam Speaker, at base, what we are talking about here is whether workers in this country are free to come together and form a union. All of these amendments are designed to undermine that…

I wish I had time to rebut many arguments, like the one we just heard. The requirement that the employer share lists of the employees during a union election is decades and decades old. It hasn't changed. In any event, I am here to support…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 123, line 14, insert ``, and partner with a labor or joint labor-management organization''…