David Roe

Thank you all for your investment in the most important resource we have which is the future of this country which are our children.

Look, when they came to my office to get an appointment, I said you need an appointment with Dr. Smith.

There is just not enough doctors in America with the current system.

One is availability which the VA has flunked.

I am going to pass along a little wisdom I got from an old GP when I started my practice many decades ago.

It is working just fine right now.

I haven't heard one franchisee or one franchisor think this is a great idea.

When you are faced with the question of whether to support small-business owners or out-of-touch regulators, it should be an easy decision.

Mr. Chairman, I would hope we can begin addressing the needs of American workers, instead of taking up another ideological attack on unions and the NLRB.

We need legislation to raise the minimum wage; we need paid sick leave legislation; we need legislation to ensure that women receive equal pay for equal work; we need legislation to ensure that workers do not face employment discrimination…

Instead of focusing on improving the economy and decreasing income inequality or improving workers' rights, this Committee is taking up yet another bill that chips away at the ability of workers to collectively bargain for a fair share of…

The decision discarded years of established labor policy to include employers who have 'indirect' or even 'potential' control over virtually any employment decision.

We heard fears that the board would make a decision that would lead to higher costs, fewer jobs, and less opportunity for individuals.

I'm disappointed yet another misguided move by the partisan National Labor Relations Board has brought us here, but I'm not surprised.

It became apparent that an effort was underway at the NLRB to change the joint employer standard and upend countless small businesses in the process.

The unelected bureaucrats at the NLRB have persistently pushed an activist agenda that benefits union bosses at the expense of hardworking men and women.

I am disappointed that yet another misguided move by the partisan National Labor Relations Board has brought us here, but I am not surprised.

Let me tell you who can fix the deficit, I am looking at it right here. Business can fix the deficit.

I think this is just another assault by the federal government on small business.

If you want to have it, fine, vote for it. That is legal in America. And if you do not, you ought to be able to not vote for it.

You have a right to unionize. In America, that is a right we have that is clearly established in law.

I think the secret ballot protection, I mean the most sacred thing--I put a uniform on and left this country and served in the Second United States Infantry Division to protect your right to a secret ballot.

I could not find Mr. Mintz in 10 days to get representation for my business.

What this particular NLRB is doing is tilting it dramatically in the favor of the unions.

I think basically what it is, is the NLRB is tilting the table in favor of unions.