Roy Blunt: “I am pleased to be here with my colleagues talking about ways we can get people back to work, regulations that don't…”

“I am pleased to be here with my colleagues talking about ways we can get people back to work, regulations that don't make sense, and energy policies that clearly every economist we talk to understands are a key to the future. I know the Republican leader has joined us on the floor, and I think I will ask him if he has some comments he would like to make, and then we can come back to me at the end of his comments. Mr. McCONNELL. I thank my friend from Missouri. What we have been talking about is how to create jobs. Unfortunately, the agenda of the Senate Democratic majority does just the opposite. It appears as if we are not likely to be able to get any amendments offered that would actually create jobs and opportunity for our people. One of the things I have been so disturbed about over the years is the inability of employees to make a voluntary choice about whether they want to belong to a union. In addition to the energy jobs measures we are discussing here today, I have another related measure I would like to highlight. As I mentioned earlier this morning in my opening remarks, enacting national right-to-work legislation is just plain common sense. My colleague from Kentucky, Senator Paul, has been the leader on this issue. This is a fundamental issue of worker freedom. This amendment would empower American workers to choose whether they would like to join a union.…”