John Kline: “Our speaker has not yet arrived, so I will be ready to close after the gentleman from New Jersey. I reserve the balance…”

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the witnesses for being with us today. Excellent testimony, as we're trying to solve the problem that some of us have been dealing with for a long time.

Republicans and Democrats have a history of bipartisan cooperation on this issue.

No one voted for me in less than 35 days, and I would afford employees the same opportunity to be able to make an informed decision with regard to choosing their union representation.

We owe it to them to set aside our political differences and come to the table to find a bipartisan solution that secures their future.