On the recordMarch 9, 2021
Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, I want to thank my Republican colleagues for offering these thoughtful amendments, which would protect the interests and rights of workers and employers alike. They negate some of the worst aspects of the PRO Act. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle said that the PRO Act gives workers the right to form a union. That right has been around since the 1930s, Madam Speaker. Workers are already free to form a union, and Republicans do nothing to try to stop that freedom. What the underlying bill does, however, is take away the freedom not to belong to a union. That is a fundamental freedom in this country, and we ought not to be taking that away from the American workers. I urge a ``yes'' vote on the Republican en bloc amendments and a ``no'' vote on the underlying bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
