The Hill reported Sunday that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka stated during an appearance on CNN that card check legislation will pass this year in spite on the fact that the Democrats no longer have a filibuster-proof majority. Card check is the legislation that takes the secret ballot out of the unionization vote. Tumka also stated that healthcare reform would also pass this year. I have two reactions to these statements--the first is that he reinforces the need for all of us to pay attention to what is going on in Washington every day. Both of these bills seemed to have died, but evidently they have not. The second reaction is to wonder if he has accurate information and what it is based on.
Congress seems to have a temporary hearing problem. I guess we just have to elect more Senators who will listen to the people to correct the problem.
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