Political Quotes

First, let me thank Chairman Scott for his leadership and for bringing this exceptional reauthorization to the floor today. Before I begin speaking about this amendment, I would like to acknowledge the important role that labor unions have…

This amendment is truly amazing to me as a longtime union organizer. It seeks to undermine the freedom of contract, the ability of employers and unions to agree on how to handle a situation freely together. The shock of giving the…

I wish to emphasize the importance of apprenticeship standards that safeguard apprentices' welfare with unions who have helped negotiate and protect them for many, many years. These standards are critically important to the success of the…

I thank Chairman Meeks and Ranking Member McCaul for their support in bringing this resolution to the floor today. Last month, the Burmese military, Tatmadaw, staged a coup and quashed Burma's fragile experiment with democracy. Burma had…