Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, the Federal Labor Relations Authority's proposed changes to rules around how and when Federal employees can cancel payments of their union dues merely restores a longstanding policy about dues payments that had been in place since 1981. The policy merely establishes that employees may opt out of their union dues payments during a certain time period each year. Under this longstanding procedure, Federal employees who choose to join their agency's union are made aware of the annual dues revocation period. Every year some members choose to revoke their membership and cease paying dues, a fair process that has worked well for decades. This amendment would block these decades-old rules and introduce less stability, less financial security, and less predictability for Federal employee unions. Mr. Chairman, I strongly oppose this amendment, I urge a ``no'' vote, and I reserve the balance of my time.”