Hurt speaks on Right to Work legislation
Congressman Robert Hurt (R-VA) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act. As a part of the House’s job creation agenda, H.R. 2587 would remove the federal government as a roadblock to job growth by preventing the National Labor Relations Board from dictating where employers and private businesses can set up their operations. Robert is a co-sponsor of H.R. 2587, which the House will vote on later today. You can watch the video of his floor remarks HERE:
“I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank the gentleman from South Carolina for his leadership on this important issue.
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act.
“Over the past two and a half years, this Administration has vastly expanded the size and scope of the federal government and supported policies that have destroyed jobs, stifled investment and innovation, and slowed our economic recovery in Virginia’s 5th District and across the country.
“One of the most recent and troubling examples of this government overreach is the latest move by the unelected National Labor Relations Board to block Boeing from creating thousands of jobs in South Carolina.
“This kind of government intervention is a direct attack on our economic freedom, and has disastrous effects on 5th District Virginians and all Americans.
“It has the potential to cost thousands of jobs at a time when we need jobs most.
“It dangerously and unacceptably inserts the federal government into the business decisions of private companies.
“And it threatens to undermine the economic competitiveness of all states – such as Virginia – that have Right to Work laws.
“Being the northern-most Right to Work state on the East Coast has helped make Virginia the best place in the country to do business and has helped promote job growth and economic investment across the 5th District and our Commonwealth.
“At a time when millions of Americans are out of work and unemployment remains unacceptably high, Right to Work states should not be penalized by an intrusive and overbearing federal government for their ability to attract new business, investment, and jobs.
“As a part of the House’s job creation agenda, H.R. 2587 would remove the federal government as a roadblock to job growth by preventing the NLRB from dictating where employers and private businesses can set up their operations – putting our economic recovery back where it belongs, in the hands of the people instead of the federal government.
“If we are serious about getting our economy back on track, we must support these kinds of policies that help restore certainty to the marketplace and provide our true job creators with the confidence, freedom, and opportunity necessary to do what they do best – innovate, grow their businesses, and get America working again.
“That is why I am proud to co-sponsor H.R. 2587, and I urge my colleagues to support this bill.”
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME! THERE GO THESE RIGHT-WING CORPORATE REPUBLICAN LAPDOGS WORDING LEGISLATION TO CONFUSE THEIR CONSTITUENTS…WHY DON’T YOU PEOPLE FOR ONCE “TELL THE TRUTH!” VOTING FOR THIS BILL WOULD RAPE THE AMERICAN LABORER OF ANY AND EVERY RIGHT THEY HAD IN THE WORKPLACE…HURT, THE NUMBERS SAY IT ALL $464 BILLION DOLLARS FOR YOUR GREEDY CEO’S AND $7 BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE BOTTOM 190 MILLION AMERICANS…DON’T YOU PEOPLE GET TIRED? EVER SINCE “CITIZENS UNITED” YOU HAVE BEEN RAPING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS IF YOU HAD A LICENSE FOR IT…AND NOW YOU WANT TO FINISH US OF WITH THIS SWEETLY WORDED PIECE OF LEGISLATION…WE WILL GET TIRED, WE WILL OVERCOME AS MLK PUT IT…ROOSEVELT GAVE US THE 2nd AMENDMENTS AND REAGAN SOLIDIFIED OUR RIGHTS TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, unless you were with your mistress the day he made that speech…STOP SELLING OUT TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER…FOR ONCE IN YOUR PATHETIC LITTLE SLIMY LIVES LOOK OUT FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS INSTEAD OF LYING TO GET ELECTED THEN WAITING FOR YOUR MASTER TO GIVE YOU A BONE…
Typical Democrat, Can’t think of anything to say that makes sense so starts name calling and trying to degrade the messenger. SHAME ON YOU! I surely don’t want my tax money supporting the unions, like OBamA did with Chevrolet. The NLRB is bad for citizens that make jobs for it citizenry. The NLRB and Unions can’t support themselves without tax money being given to them.
Janes, I know I will not be able to change your thinking, but this action by the NLRB is just wrong. After all the voting that goes on to elect a union the people still have to go back to work. Why is it any of your business if I join a union or not? Why should I pay dues if I don’t want to be a union member? Are you really that jealous of rich people? Do you really think you are entitled to be rich? It is rich people that provide you with a living, or are you one of those that just suck off the government for anything you can get? You want a bone? Work for it!