I rise today to express my disappointment over the ironfist manner in which the majority brought this measure to the floor. I offered a commonsense amendment in the Rules Committee that Democrats soundly rejected. My amendment would have prevented labor unions from collecting any membership fees from one of their employees without verifying that the individual is a citizen or lawful resident permitted to work in the United States. With our immigration problem. taking the time to verify the legal status of their membership is certainly an area in which labor unions could help. Listen up America. This flawed piece of legislation will do nothing to address our countrys problems.
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