Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 22, 2011
Mr. President, I am getting a little tired of the National Labor Relations Board usurping the power of the Congress of the United States and enacting labor laws by fiat of the Board that are hardly going to be upheld by the courts, but nevertheless it will take years to reduce them and take them away. In this particular case the National Mediation Board has changed the longstanding rule when you vote to unionize, it is the vote of all employees. This means that you could have a vote, and this is what I think the House is trying to stop and to change. That means you can have a vote with less than half of the employees and it would be the majority of those who vote. Now, that has never been the law, it has never been the case, and it is clearly a heavyhanded approach towards the FAA, and I think that is one reason why the House has taken this very strong position. I understand my friend on the other side, and we are friends and we have worked together on some of the issues, and I have a tremendous amount of admiration for him and his ability to lead and express himself. He is one of the best people of expression in the history of the Senate, and I have great respect for him. But that is one of the main reasons why the House is up in arms and I have to say our side is up in arms as well. We have to stop this changing laws without the consent of Congress just by the fiat of those on the National Labor Relations Board and the National Mediation Board.…
Said by
Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

Share & report

More from Orrin Hatch

Sep 25, 2018

Mr. President, this week, the House of Representatives will pass and send to the President the most important copyright reform in decades. The name of the bill, which passed this body by unanimous vote last week, is the Orrin G. Hatch-Bob…

Congressional Record · 2018-09-25
Sep 24, 2018

Mr. President, today I wish to speak about legislation to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau. I want to thank…

Congressional Record · 2018-09-24
Sep 25, 2018

Governments should not use tariffs to pick winners and losers.

congress.gov
Oct 4, 2018

Mr. President, nearly 3 months ago, I came to the Senate floor for the first time to support President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Here is what I had to say at that time: Judge Kavanaugh is among the…

Congressional Record · 2018-10-04

Other voices in this conversation