It is our prayer that the Senate passes the bill as well.

Their willingness to do so underscores the urgent need for the Senate to act.

There is no uniform standard for tribal ordinances, which means there could be 567 different labor standards, depending on the tribe.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does not apply to Indian tribes, but it does to any local government.

The effect of this legislation would be to strip employees, who work at businesses owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on Indian lands, of the protections afforded by the National Labor Relations Act.

I also believe deeply in workers' rights to organize, to collectively bargain, and to protect their right to fight for a safe workplace.

This bill deals with a dispute between the sovereign rights of Native American tribes and the rights of workers to organize and bargain collectively.

However, if H.R. 986 is enacted, workers would lose the protection of the federal minimum standard.

We should not be enacting legislation that weakens workers' ability to bargain for a fair share of the wealth.

One of the main reasons if not the main reason that I ran for Congress was to find a way to help improve the education of the poor people that I represent.

I am not trying to stick my nose into your business.