I think it is important that we keep faith, that we not change things around during the middle of a deployment.

I just think it is really, really important that we keep faith and that we not change policy.

Decisions based on shaky legal ground can often lead to embarrassing contradictions.

The president has steered the country into uncharted waters.

I will now recognize my distinguished colleague George Miller, the senior Democratic member of the committee, for his opening remarks.

We've witnessed this president take extraordinary action that stretches the limits of his office and undermines our all-important system of checks and balances.

However, no president should endorse an unconstitutional scheme in order to address a political problem.

I think I want to go back to this little document I am holding in my hand right here, called a Constitution.

Our primary concern is the fear and uncertainty this action has unleashed--the fear of the activist NLRB's future actions and the uncertainty of whether its mandates and decisions can stand under constitutional scrutiny.

This is an absolute assault against the National Labor Relations Board.

The central issue before the committee today isn't the process that led to these appointments, although that will be part of the discussion.

These are just some of the items on Big Labor's agenda designed to strengthen its power by weakening protections for workers and employers.