Political Quotes

“Allowing for secret ballot union elections free of coercion, intimidation, and threats should be a pretty easy concept to support, regardless of your party or union status. Now, my good friend from the other side says blocking enforcement will equal uncertainty. No, it will not equal uncertainty. We will keep going just like we are going right now. Unions are sometimes being elected in businesses and sometimes are not. That is what is occurring right now. What won't be happening is that there won't be the coercion and the intimidation and the showing up at the home and the showing up when you pull into the place of business demanding that you fill out the card because they know who you are and they just demand you do it by card as opposed to secret ballot. Americans understand secret ballot, because it preserves the anonymity and saves them from the coercive tactics that we saw in the unions back in the 1970s. I remember it. I remember watching it on TV, the murders and the coercion. I watched it and so did she. There is no reason that we can't use a secret ballot. It has worked for this long. It continues to work well, and that is what we should stick with. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time. {time} 2320 Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I oppose this amendment.…”