McConnell Concerned About ‘Card Check’ Bill

07/01/2009

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Top GOP lawmakers told open-shop advocates they face an uphill battle on Capitol Hill. At the Associated Builders and Contractors’ legislative conference on June 25, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) raised concerns about the outlook for the Employee Free Choice Act, which ABC and other opponents call the “card check” bill. When Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.) switched to the Democratic party in April, he vowed to oppose the bill. But McConnell doubts Specter will keep that promise and thinks the GOP needs at least two Democrats to block the bill.

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House GOP Leader John Boehner (Ohio) called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act the largest Davis-Bacon Act expansion ever, despite its boost for construction jobs.

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