Political Quotes

“most of the issues that come before this body are complex and nuanced. Rarely are we faced with simple issues. But today we have a very simple, clear-cut issue before us. It is as straightforward and clear-cut as any one question could be. Do you support American workers or do you not support American workers? Under our law, workers have the right to unionize and have their voices heard in the workplace. Through elections, workers choose for themselves whether to form a union. Last year the National Labor Relations Board took important steps to modernize and streamline union election procedures--commonsense, simple advancements. Rule changes are good for workers and good for businesses. This whole fight isn't about business versus workers. We would have to search long and hard to find a business that opposes what the NLRB did. It is all the anti-union rhetoric of the Republicans here in the Senate. The reform that the NLRB pushed forward allows employers and unions to file forms electronically--kind of the modern world in which we all live. It also allows communications with workers by email and cell phone--pretty reasonable, it sounds like to me. Yet today Senate Republicans are trying to roll back rule changes instituted by the NLRB. Later this afternoon we will vote on a resolution of disapproval to undo these commonsense reforms.…”