John James: “I thank Mr. Good for yielding, and I appreciate the opportunity to address my colleagues and you, Mr. Speaker. It has…”

“I thank Mr. Good for yielding, and I appreciate the opportunity to address my colleagues and you, Mr. Speaker. It has been said that government doesn't create jobs, but they sure know how to kill them. I agree with that. Listening to my colleagues here today, I have to restate, Mr. Speaker, that the American Dream is worth fighting for. Franchises create the surest and shortest path for entrepreneurs, working people in my district, and all across the country to achieve the American Dream. The reason we are here again is because we are giving our colleagues the opportunity to tell the American people that they will choose them and their American Dream over the special interests and political selfishness that choosing their own best interests may lead to. The right to collectively bargain was established by this body in 1935, and the right to work was enshrined in Michigan's constitution just last year. However, once again, the Biden administration has gone too far. Franchise businesses are the path out of situations for people in urban America, rural America, and everywhere in between. The Biden-led National Labor Relations Board resurrected a policy that, when imposed during the Obama Administration, saw jobs lost and dreams crushed. The last rule saw 376,000 lost job opportunities in the franchise sector. It was also said what might happen, what could happen, and what should happen, and then I heard fixing a problem.…”