NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “children on the reservation are often underfed and malnourished and lack the proper books and supplies. But at the NLRB…”

“children on the reservation are often underfed and malnourished and lack the proper books and supplies. But at the NLRB, all five Board members have their own showers, kitchens, libraries, and are provided with clean linen weekly. And get this, Mr. Chairman, while the schools on our military bases and reservations struggle to attract and retain qualified teachers, each Board member of the NLRB has 18 to 22 lawyers on his staff, while the NLRB general counsel employs 628 lawyers at an average salary of more than $76,000 a year. Mr. Chairman, in almost every survey I have seen, the American people list education as their top priority. We have a chance to do something to improve education today in a very helpful way by increasing funding for the construction of schools on some of our Federal lands to serve some of the poorest children in America. By contrast, Mr. Chairman, I have not seen one survey citing clean linen for high-priced lawyers as a pressing national problem. In short, Mr. Chairman, is there anyone in this Chamber who really believes that the NLRB needs the $18 million more than the children on our reservations and military bases? Because, Mr. Chairman, that is the simple choice before us today.”