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Rep. Quayle Introduces The Employee Workplace Freedom Act

September 2, 2011 By 1 Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 2, 2011
CONTACT: Richard Cullen

WASHINGTON (DC) Congressman Ben Quayle (R-AZ-03) introduced legislation Friday that would reverse a new rule announced last week by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that forces private-sector employers to display notices describing the National Labor Relations Act.

Mr. Quayle released the following statement on his bill, HR 2833, The Employee Workplace Freedom Act:

“Over the past two and a half years, American businesses—both small and large—have dealt with an onslaught of new mandates, regulations and taxes. The National Labor Relations Board piled on another rule last week when it announced that employers must display 11-by-17 inch signs outlining the 76-year-old National Labor Relations Act. This needless requirement—which falls outside the NLRB’s statutory authority —opens the door for legal action by the NLRB against companies that don’t comply.

“This new rule is further evidence that the Obama Administration puts the interests of union bosses ahead of individual workers. This pattern of behavior was on full display when the NLRB filed an egregious complaint against Boeing. Our federal agencies should work with American companies to reduce the regulatory burdens that inhibit growth. They should not enact nonsensical rules that add unnecessary costs. The Employee Workplace Freedom Act stops one of these foolhardy rules in its tracks.”

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Rep. Quayle Statement on August Jobs Report

September 2, 2011 By 1 Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 2, 2011
CONTACT: Richard Cullen

WASHINGTON (DC) Congressman Ben Quayle (R-AZ-03) released the following statement Friday after the Department of Labor released its August unemployment report:

“Today’s report continues the disturbing trend of unacceptable employment figures. Couple it with the White House’s mid-session budget estimate of 9% unemployment through 2012, and we get a grim picture of our economic future. It is evident that the further government encroaches on the private sector, the further the private sector retreats.

“Washington is not good at creating jobs, it’s only good at destroying them. We must reduce the regulatory burdens on the private sector so our innovators and job creators can expand, invest and hire.”

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AZGOP: Obama Recovery Kills Job Creation…Again

July 12, 2011 By 4 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 12, 2011
CONTACT: Garrett Hawkins

Phoenix, AZ – If May’s job numbers weren’t bad enough, according to the monthly jobs report, the U.S. economy created a measly 18,000 new jobs in June raising the unemployment rate from 9.1 to 9.2 percent. The unemployment rate is now two full points higher than it was in the Department of Labor’s report in January 2009—the first month of the Obama Presidency.

“This is not simply a ‘bump’ on the road to recovery. President Obama’s economic policies have totally failed,” said Arizona Republican Party Chairman Tom Morrissey. “Continuing the President’s policies will only drive up the unemployment rate further. We cannot afford these disastrous policies any longer.”

In spite of the horrible price the American public is paying for their failed policies, the Democrat entitlement crowd continues to pressure the Obama Administration for more government intervention, increased government spending and higher taxes. Additional interference into private enterprise from the government will only increase the downward economic spiral resulting in higher unemployment, more debt and fewer jobs. In a speech on the floor of the Senate on March 6, 2006, then-Senator Barack Obama said, “You don’t raise taxes in a recession.” Obviously, the left-wing extremists of his party have convinced the President to change course—yet again.

“It’s time to limit government’s involvement in the economy. This means lowering taxes, reducing regulations and creating jobs,” said Arizona Republican Party Chairman Tom Morrissey. “It doesn’t get any clearer: Obama’s failed economic policies punish small business and kill job creation. I strongly support our Republican Congressional position that calls for spending cuts with no new taxes.”

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