[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5411]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT

  (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ALTMIRE. Madam Speaker, the new Democratic Congress continues to 
listen to the concerns of middle-class Americans.
  We know that average American families have actually lost ground over 
the past several years, even after several years of economic growth and 
high corporate profits. Wages are stagnant, personal debts are at an 
all-time high, and individual savings are at an all-time low. Higher 
education and health care costs are skyrocketing.
  Last week, the Democratic Congress took a step towards helping 
middle-class families by passing the Employee Free Choice Act, which 
helps Americans join together to bargain for better wages, benefits and 
working conditions.
  Once again, our legislation passed with bipartisan support, and once 
again, it will benefit working families across this country. This is 
just one more example of how the new Congress is leading this Nation in 
a new direction, just as the American people asked us to do last 
November.

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