Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 842, the prounion bosses act. Here we are once again. This is becoming all too familiar here in Congress, an exercise for Democrats to steamroll these massive bills through the House without proper debate or transparency. Our committee didn't even have a hearing or a markup on this. Frankly, the bill is disastrous. Bills like this only further suppress workers' rights, create a one-size-fits-all type of union contract, and create incentives for disruptive and dangerous union strikes, especially in healthcare. One particularly bothersome practice is this legislation would require employers to hand over workers' private personal information to union organizers--home addresses, cell phone numbers, email addresses-- without their employees' consent. These are privacy violations not to be tolerated in this country. I know leadership doesn't want you guys to do this, but we want to work with you. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote ``no'' on this legislation.”