On the recordNovember 30, 2011
I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to pose an important question to Nevadans. How would you feel about having only 10 days' notice that an election would be held? That would give you only 10 days to research the candidates and find out where they stand on the issues, 10 days to decide who best represents you, your voice, your values. And to my distinguished colleagues in this body, how do you think your constituents would react if we changed the law so that they had only 10 days' notice that an election would be held? It would be unconscionable for Congress to abdicate its responsibility and allow a board of unelected bureaucrats to do something that this body would never do itself. That's the debate today, whether or not Congress allows the National Labor Relations Board to radically change the way union elections are governed, with little to no input from those most affected by this decision. I urge my colleagues to vote for the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act to prevent the National Labor Relations Board from doing something we would not do ourselves.
