'Jobs Lost And Dreams Crushed': John James Tears Into Biden Admin Labor Rule

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During debate on the House floor, Rep. John James (R-MI) hammered Biden Administration labor regulations and economic impacts.  Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript   Stay Connected Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com

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00:00 Mr. Speaker, I'd like to yield five minutes to the gentleman from Michigan, Mr. James.

00:03 The gentleman is recognized for five minutes.

00:06 Thank you to Mr. Good. I appreciate the opportunity to address my colleagues, you Mr. Speaker.

00:14 It's been said that government doesn't create jobs, but they sure know how to kill them.

00:23 I agree with that. And listening to my colleagues here today, I have to restate, Mr. Speaker,

00:34 that the American dream is worth fighting for.

00:42 Franchises create the surest and shortest path for entrepreneurs, working people in

00:50 my district and all across the country to achieve the American dream.

00:55 And the reason we're here again is because we are giving our colleagues the opportunity

01:01 to tell the American people that they will choose them and their American dream over

01:08 the special interests and political selfishness that choosing their own best interests may

01:16 lead.

01:18 The right to collectively bargain was established by this body in 1935.

01:25 And the right to work was enshrined in Michigan's constitution just last year.

01:30 But once again, the Biden administration has gone too far.

01:36 Franchise businesses are the path out of situations for people in urban America, rural America,

01:43 and everywhere in between.

01:46 The Biden-led National Labor Relations Board resurrected a policy that when imposed during

01:52 the Obama administration saw jobs lost and dreams crushed.

01:57 The last rule saw 376,000 lost job opportunities in the franchise sector.

02:05 It also said what might happen, what could happen, what should happen.

02:11 And then I heard fixing a problem.

02:12 It sounds like people who have never had the chance to live under the rules they're creating

02:19 are now creating organizations and structures that they won't have to live under.

02:24 This is exactly the reason we were elected to come here to represent their interests

02:28 and not the interests here, Mr. Speaker.

02:31 Thanks to President Biden's policies, we have inflation and regulation, not success and

02:37 determination.

02:39 My colleagues on this side of the aisle are willing to bet on America, are willing to

02:47 bet on the entrepreneurial spirit while also respecting the right to collectively bargain

02:53 without burdensome regulations that we know stifle the American dream.

03:01 The president's veto is clear.

03:06 Mr. Speaker, while the president and the vice president go around the country saying they're

03:09 friends of small business, their administration is literally putting policies in place that

03:14 crush it.

03:16 The only reason our colleagues would not vote to override this veto is because they're in

03:22 lockstep with an administration prioritizing politics over people.

03:28 They have the opportunity to vote along with us to overturn these harmful policies, to

03:35 allow Americans to self-determine without threat to their right to collectively bargain.

03:41 This is a clear opportunity to get this right.

03:44 And I hope my colleagues on the other side will support our endeavor to do the right

03:48 thing for the people in our districts who no doubt shed blood, sweat, tears, make their

03:52 dream a reality.

03:53 And as our president seeks to make the case to the American people, he should not assume

04:01 that small business is the enemy.

04:04 And with that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back.

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