Rob Andrews: “When the sun rose over the country this morning, a lot of Americans got out of bed to go to a job that doesn't pay them…”

“When the sun rose over the country this morning, a lot of Americans got out of bed to go to a job that doesn't pay them enough to support their family. They're working part time to pay full-time bills. A lot of other Americans who have good jobs, good full-time jobs woke up this morning and worried if this was going to be the day they got their pink slip and got their layoff notice. And far too many Americans, at least 15 million of them, got up this morning and didn't have a job to go to. Ninety percent of the people surveyed in a recent survey of this country said the American Dream is either dead or on life support. Because, see, the deal in the country has always been, if you work as hard as you can and do your fair share, then the country will give you the opportunity to move your family forward. People don't buy that anymore. They don't believe in it anymore. And so what are we doing about it here this morning? We're having a debate about a bill that changes the rules for the way people decide whether or not to have a union in their workplace. This is an important consideration; it's a worthy consideration. I think the bill is a very bad one, but it's a credible debate to have. But it's the wrong debate to have.…”