Congressman Huelskamp Offers Amendment to Stop Funding to the Obama Administration to Implement "Card Check"

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Freshman Republican Congressman Tim Huelskamp of Kansas offered an amendment to the Continuing Resolution that would prohibit the certification of any labor union election not conducted by secret ballot.

"A democratic society relies on the use of a secret ballot," Congressman Huelskamp said. "Any attempt by unions to organize workers without the protections of a secret ballot could open the door for corruption and give unions a tool to intimidate workers."

"A Democrat-controlled Congress and White House could not pass card check in the last Congress because they knew they couldn't convince the public to take the private ballot away from American workers," Congressman Huelskamp said. "This amendment sends a clear message that this Congress will not tolerate the Executive Branch avoiding a vote on Card Check by our elected representatives while skirting the rule of law so they can overturn the right of a private vote in the workplace by the American people."

The House is expected to vote on this amendment this week.

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