[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


    EXECUTIVE ORDER BARRING USE OF REPLACEMENT WORKERS DURING LABOR 
                    DISPUTES CALLED UNCONSTITUTIONAL

  (Mr. LaHOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, 8 months ago the striker replacement 
legislation died in the Senate of the United States. Almost 4 months 
ago, the people of the United States vetoed the failed policies of the 
past. They demanded less intrusion in our lives. The President of the 
United States is seeking to force through that which we and the 
American people have rejected.
  Mr. Speaker, we learn from the media that the administration has 
issued an Executive order to ban the use of permanent replacement 
workers during labor disputes involving government contractors. We have 
not seen the details yet, but I cannot imagine such an order that would 
be constitutional or lawful.
  The Executive order will be a serious impediment to our defense 
readiness. The order would debar Federal contractors for reasons other 
than quality and effectiveness. As a result, for political reasons, our 
fighting men and women would not necessarily be guaranteed the best 
product by the best possible contractors. This I cannot countenance.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a sad day for our Nation whenever one branch of 
our constitutional form of government seeks to encroach on the province 
of another. I am afraid we are on the verge of such a day.

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