Partisan politics created this crisis.

We would be neglecting our duty if we simply looked the other way.

This could have been prevented if the president had worked with the Senate to seat qualified nominees.

It is my hope the president will right this wrong so the board can continue to do its work in a more responsible manner.

But even if you disagree with us, if you take a different view, the venue to litigate that view is in the statutory legislative process.

Thank you for yielding. Dr. Bucshon?

President Obama's recess appointment scheme was unprecedented.

I think it is an extremely important constitutional issue.

The rights of workers, as well as the opinion of the nation's highest court, are being eviscerated by an activist labor board.

The board has recently taken steps to skew the balance of power even further toward union leaders.

Senate Democrats failed to act, crisis emerged, and the president responded with an unconstitutional power grab.

Workers, employers and unions must now live with the consequences of these unfortunate events.