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JOURNAL" CONTINUES. >> WE ARE JOINED
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BY CONGRESSMAN RAUL GRIJALVA FROM ARIZONA TO TALK ABOUT A HEARING TODAY ON THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD RECENT RECESS APPOINTMENTS. THE QUESTION...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE THEY WERE LEGAL. ONE HAS TO PUT THIS IN THE CONTEXT OF HISTORY. PRESIDENT REAGAN MADE 240 RECESS APPOINTMENTS. GEORGE W. BUSH MADE...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
APPOINTMENTS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR SHARON BLOCK, TERENCE FLYNN, AND RICHARD GRIFFIN. WE WILL DO THE LINES DIFFERENTLY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
I BELIEVE WE WERE IN RECESS. WE'RE WAITING FOR SOME ACTION, BUT WE WERE IN RECESS, AND THAT IS A LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE POSITION. WE DO NOT HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
YOU ARE SAYING THEY WERE IN RECESS EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE IN A PRO FORMA SESSION? GUEST: YES, WE WERE IN
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
RECESS, WAITING FOR ACTION. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THOSE ARE NOT ONLY LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE, BUT UNDER THE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESENT, HE MADE THEM...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
COLUMN BY FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL AND A FORMER LAWYER IN THE OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN "THE WASHINGTON POST." THEY TALK ABOUT THE CAUSE IN THE...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
IN THE PRESIDENT'S CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY TO MAKE THOSE APPOINTMENTS. I BELIEVE IT IS INDEFENSIBLE. THERE ARE CORRESPONDING VIEWS THAT INSIST THAT...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
DID THE PRESIDENT GIVE THE SENATE ENOUGH TIME TO CONSIDER THIS? TWO OF THE APPOINTEES WERE JUST NOMINATED THE MONTH BEFORE. YOU ARE CERTAIN THEY WOULD...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
WAITING SAYS JERRY OF 2011. FOLLOWING THE -- SINCE JANUARY, 2011. FOLLOWING THE PATTERN OF OBSTRUCTION, OF HOLDING OFF ANY APPOINTMENTS THE PRESIDENT...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
WIN FOR THE UNION? GUEST: TO HAVE A
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
FUNCTIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, YES. I CONSIDER SINCE THE 1930'S HAVE BEEN THE BEDROCK FOR WORKERS FUNCTIONAL, YES, IT IS A WIN. HOST: I WANT TO GET
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
A RESPONSE FROM PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY RECENTLY. [VIDEO CLIP] >> YOU ARE SEEING
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THE PRESIDENT TAKING HIS FRIENDS AND PUTTING THEM INTO POSITIONS OF POWER, AND THE MOST EGREGIOUS EXAMPLE IS THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, WHERE...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
ROMNEY HAS TO GO BACK TO THE POINT ABOUT THE CONTEXT OF HISTORY. I DO NOT SEE HIM CRITICIZING ANY POTENTIAL STOOGES THAT PRESIDENT REAGAN OR PRESIDENT...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
HEARING TODAY IN TIDE OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD RECESS APPOINTMENTS, IMPLICATIONS FOR AMERICA'S WORKERS AND EMPLOYEES. LET'S GO TO THE PHONES....
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DEMOCRATS -- WHY ARE THE DEMOCRATS NOT STANDING BY THE PRESIDENT, MATEYS RECESS APPOINTMENTS, AND BRING US A JOBS BILL TO THE SENATE FLOOR SO WE CAN...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
WITH HIM MORE. WE'RE NOW GOING ON MORE THAN ONE YEAR OF NO JOBS AGENDA. WHAT WE HAVE WAS DISTRACTIONS. THIS HEARING TODAY IS ABOUT DISTRACTING THE REAL...
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TO DO, BUT YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE. HELP SPREAD THE WORD. HOST: CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
BIT ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA'S JOBS PROPOSAL? GUEST: THERE IS A
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DO IN CREATING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT IN THIS COUNTRY, PRIMARILY DEALING WITH ISSUES OF ITS STRUCTURE,...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
ARE TALKING TO RAUL GRIJALVA. LET'S GO BACK TO THE PHONES. PAUL, TENNESSEE. GOOD MORNING. REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: I HAVE A PROBLEM
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WITH THIS FELLOW. THIS IS HOW UNIONS WORK I WORK DOWN HERE FOR TVA. AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR THEY TELL US TO GO HIDE SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE TO SPEND...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
THAT IS AN ANECDOTAL IT SIMPLE, AND I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THAT IS A FACT OR NOT, BUT I BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY, IN MY FATHER WAS IN THE UNION HIS WHOLE...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
EXPLAIN MORE A BOTTLE OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD? -- ROLE OF THE MARRIAGE TO LIVE RELATIONS BOARD? -- NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD? GUEST:...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
BEEN AN EFFORT TO KEEP WORKERS OUT OF LABOR RELATIONS PEG THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD ALLOWS A BALANCE. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE AN ELECTION DECIDING...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
LINE, NEW WORK, THE DELAWARE. CALLER: I WOULD LIKE
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TO ASK ABOUT THE FAA BILL. IT SEEMS LIKE ONE OF THE BIGGEST UNION-BUSTING DEALS I HAVE SEEN IN QUITE AWHILE. DID THAT BILL NOT TAKE OUT COLLECTIVE...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
I VOTED AGAINST IT BECAUSE IT MADE THE PROCESS OF REPRESENTATION EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. IT WOULD BE AKIN TO US HAVE BEEN STRIPPED AWAY OUR ABILITY TO GO...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
TO A UNION HOUSEHOLD. GLAND IS FROM LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: HELLO,
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RAUL. THIS UNION THING -- MY DAD WAS IN THE YOU DID FOR 46 YEARS. I WAS IN THE UNION OFF AND ON FOR SIX-TO-10 YEARS IN THE WORKFORCE. I'M A CARPENTER...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
UNDERSTAND ABOUT YOU GIVE ISSUES? CALLER: BUDGET IS
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LIKE THE DREAM ACT THING THE U.S. PUSHED INSTEAD OF CREATING JOBS. I JUST DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING UP THERE. YOU'RE NOT HELPING THE...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
THROUGH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THIS COUNTRY. AS A NATIVE AMERICAN, I THINK THE GENTLEMAN SHOULD KNOW THAT IN MY STATE IT TOOK A SUPREME COURT DECISION...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
FROM BURLINGTON, N.C.. CALLER: DID THE
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DEMOCRATS NOT USE THE SAME TACTIC DURING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION, WHICH THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION RESPECTED? SECONDLY, IS IT OUGHT TO THE PRESIDENT OF...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
SECOND QUESTION WILL BE UP TO LITIGATION. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH MADE 171 RECESS APPOINTMENTS. I WOULD THINK THE GENTLEMAN WILL UNDERSTAND THE NEED...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
IS COMING UP, THIS IS A LETTER FROM 39 REPUBLICAN SENATORS. THEY SAY THAT WE BELIEVE THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO LEAD THE CONSUMER PROTECTION...
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CONGRESSMAN REPRESENT ARIZONA, I WAS WONDERING WHAT YOU FEEL ABOUT THE MERGER WITH THE U.S. AIRLINES, BUT TO LIVE WITH THE PILOTS AND MECHANICS, DO...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
A DECISION TO CONSOLIDATE AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WITH UNIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THERE IS CONSOLIDATION BECAUSE EITHER THEY ARE REPRESENTING LIKE-WORKERS,...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
ARE PEOPLE THAT WILL CLAIM -- INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL CLAIM, "I AM A JOB CREATOR. I HAVE CREATED X-AMOUNT OF JOBS IN A GIVEN COMMUNITY." ALL THAT MONEY...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
HOST: KENTUCKY. DOUG ON THE LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. GOOD MORNING.
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT THE UNIONS AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE. HE SAID MINIMUM WAGE LAW. HE BETTER LEARN A LITTLE...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
UNION-BASHING AN ANTI-UNION FERVOR AND EVEN FRENZY THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS A BLAME GAME. LET'S BLAME THE UNIONS FOR OUR ECONOMIC WOES. LET'S BLAME...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
TO AND -- TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD AND THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS. "THE WASHINGTON TIMES" FROM FEBRUARY 5. HOST: CONCERNED ABOUT THAT GOING...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY IMPORTANT ISSUES BEFORE THIS BOARD THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING AND WAITING TO HAVE FULL MEMBERSHIP. NOW YOU...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
TO SEE SOME OF THOSE CASES GOING THROUGH. THIS IS A LABOR FIGHT IN BROOKLYN FROM "BLOOMBERG BUSINESS" THIS WEEK. GUEST: THAT WILL
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
BE THE WHOLE LITIGATION FIND THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER. I'M CONFIDENT IMPORTS THE PRESIDENT DID ITS -- CONFIDENCET THE PRESIDENT DID IT LEGALLY. I THINK...
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. REPRESENTATIVE, YOU -- YOU SAID THE REPUBLICANS WERE BLOCKING IT. IT [INAUDIBLE] IS INACTIVE IN THE SENATE. YOU ALSO SAID THE HOUSE...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS NOT DEALT WITH A REAL JOBS BILL. IT HAS NOT DEALT WITH THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS IS REQUEST. IT HAS NOT FILLED WITH THE PRESIDENT'S...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
TO OUR UNION LINE. ROBERT IS FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. GOOD MORNING.
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I DID WANT TO DEFEND TENNESSEE IN SAYING THAT EVERYONE IN TENNESSEE IS NOT A REDNECK. I AM A TEAMSTER. I'VE BEEN A TEAMSTER ALL...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
ROBERT, A STRONG DEFENDER OF THE UNIONS IN NASHVILLE, TENN.. GUEST: LIKE I
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
SAID EARLIER, AND THERE'S A HISTORIC CONTEXT TO THIS. THE HISTORY OF UNION AND ORGANIZED LABOUR IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE CONTRIBUTED MIGHTILY TO THE ECONOMIC...
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
HOWARD ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE FROM MARIETTA, CALIFORNIA. GO AHEAD, HOWARD. ARE YOU THERE? WE WILL GET BACK TO HOWARD. LET'S GO TO EMILY ON THE LINE FOR...
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FIRST-TIME CALLER. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOUR SHOW MANY TIMES. THIS TIME, I HAD TO CALL IN. I WANT TO THANK YOU, MR. RAUL GRIJALVA. I AM A FLIGHT ATTENDANT...
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Grijalva, Raul - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
PASSED. THAT PASSAGE, LIKE MANY PIECES OF LEGISLATION, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WE GET IN THE HOUSE, THERE'S ALWAYS A NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION OVER ALL....
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McArdle, John - Guest Host
HAPPEN AT THE HEARING. CONGRESSMAN, WE HAVE TO LEAVE ITS THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NEXT, A DISCUSSION ON THE ROLE OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION....
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AN UPDATE ON RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND PAKISTAN. TWO OFFICIALS SPEAKING ANONYMOUSLY EARLIER TODAY SAY THAT GENERAL JAMES MADISON WILL MEET...
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