Text of Biden s first address to joint session of Congress
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President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)Caroline Brehman/AP
Text of President Joe Biden s first address to a join session of Congress, as provided by the White House:
Madame Speaker. Madame Vice President. No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it’s about time.
The First Lady. The Second Gentleman. Mr. Chief Justice. Members of the United States Congress and the Cabinet – and distinguished guests.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
On February 4, House and Senate Democrats introduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The sponsors described the bill as comprehensive labor legislation aimed at bolstering workers’ collective bargaining rights. The legislation is an updated version of a 2020 bill that passed the House but never made it out of committee in the Senate. If enacted, the PRO Act would result in sweeping changes to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), including drastically expanded damages, fines, and civil penalties in some cases, imposing personal liability on company officers and directors. Other pro-union and pro-employee changes under the PRO Act include: (1) allowing parties to negotiate collective bargaining agreement provisions requiring employees to pay union dues or face termination, even in right-to-work states; (2) prohibiting employers from permanently replacing strikers and locking out employees in certain strike situations; (3) ex
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which would essentially eliminate freelancers and the gig economy. The bill passed 225 to 206. Five Republicans joined Democrats in voting for the act.
Breaking: The House just passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, the most significant expansion of labor rights since the New Deal.
The vote was 225 to 206. Five Republicans joined Democrats in favor of the bill. Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 10, 2021
225-206: House passes legislation mainly along party lines to expand union workers rights and make it easier for workers to unionize. Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act now heads to the Senate. pic.twitter.com/fYtU2lcqku Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) March 10, 2021
On March 9, 2021, the House passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. The PRO Act, if it becomes law, would make vast, union-friendly changes to the National Labor Relations Act, and represents the biggest change in labor law in decades.