Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, Americans have a reasonable expectation of privacy. In the modern economy, this means deciding for themselves whether to share their personal information. At an Education and Labor Committee hearing on this bill last year, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka testified that unions need workers' personal information so that they can solicit them anyplace you can get them, including at their home. As we know from previous testimony, these are not always friendly visits. In many instances, they are intended to exert pressure on workers to support the union. The PRO Act requires that business owners provide employees' home addresses, home phone numbers, cell phone numbers, personal email address, and more to union bosses, which will promote union harassment of employees at home or in public. This is outrageous and unacceptable. Moreover, there are no safeguards for how workers' personal information might be used or misused. For one, the information could be used by unions for unwanted political campaigning, solicitation, or worse. The PRO Act contains no protections or restrictions on how this information will be used and no repercussions if unions allow it to fall into the wrong hands. We have seen countless examples of private companies and government agencies subjected to hacks and leaks that allow private, personal information to fall into the wrong hands.…”