I think we need our team. [Laughter] Uh hang on. Is this uh this is the markup, right? >> This is the health committee. >> This is the right notebook, right? >> Yes, that's it. >> The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will
please come to order. Senator Sanders reminded me it's the Health Committee, but I actually had that down. President Trump is focused on delivering the most proworker administration in history. To do this, he needs officials with strong experience and a commitment to put workers first. The nominees before us are aligned with the
president's vision. It confirmed to the National Labor Relations Board, Mr. Jim Murphy and Miss Crystal Kerry will prioritize workers and ensure that their rights are protected under federal law. They'll restore stability for both workers and employers and work to clear
the backlog of cases left by the Biden administration. As assistant secretary for policy at the Department of Labor, Mr. Rosario Pom Pomari will work with Congress to modernize the Department of Labor, creating greater flexibility for states to administer workforce programs.
If confirmed as DO inspector general, Congressman Anthony Despazito will help drive President Trump's mission to reform the federal bureaucracy and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. These nominees have demonstrated they are committed to implementing President Trump's proworker pro- family agenda. I
proudly support their nominations and urge colleagues to do the same. With that, I recognize Senator Sanders. >> Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Today we will be considering four of President Trump's Labor nominees. I will be voting against all
of them. President Trump's strong anti-UN, anti-worker agenda will only be made worse by these nominees if they are confirmed. But first, let me thank the chairman for uh removing the nomination of Boeing's chief labor counsel, Scott
Mayer, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board. Uh, as I think many of us remember or know, for more than two months, 3,200 machinists in St. Louis, Missouri, have been out on strike against the unacceptable and greedy and outrageous
corporate activities of Boeing. Instead of negotiating in good faith with the machinists, Boeing has taken away their health care benefits and threatened to replace them with nonUN labor. These workers who manufacture some of the most sophisticated aircraft in the world, in
some cases make as little as $18 an hour. Meanwhile, Boeing's CEO has received over 18 million in pay for just four months of work. And its previous two CEOs received over $100 million in compensation. If Boeing cannot agree to a fair union contract with the
machinists in St. Louis, I don't believe Boeing's chief labor council should become a member of the National Labor Relations Board. Um, unfortunately, Mr. Chairman, uh, just like Mr. Mayor, the rest of the nominees that we will be considering this morning are also opposed by the trade union
movement. The AFL CIO, representing nearly 15 million workers, is urging us to oppose all of these nominees. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, representing 600,000 workers and retirees, is opposed to all of these nominees. The Service
Employees International Union representing two million workers as opposed to all of these nominees. The Teamsters, we heard the president of the Teamsters just yesterday representing 1.3 million workers as opposed to the nomination of Crystal Kerry, who was nominated to be general counsel at the
NLRB. So, Mr. Chairman, with that, I will strongly oppose all the nominees. >> Thank you, Senator Sanders. I believe Senator Holly would like to make a statement. And Senator Holly, >> thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. >> Senator Holly, >> you have permission to speak slowly. We
still have a couple people we're waiting on. Okay, so just >> I'm happy to go on and on, Mr. Chairman. >> I didn't say that. >> Words I've never heard in this committee room from you. Usually it's Senator Holly, stop talking. I I'll just I'll actually be uncharacteristically brief. Uh I just wanted to say a word about
Crystal Kerry, who's the nominee to be the general counsel at the neighbor at the uh National Labor Relations Board, the NRB. Uh, I have to say I was I was not entirely uh pleased with her answers to my questions, particularly in person, that is particularly as it relates to
the NLRB's recent decision in the Amazon case. So, I posed to her quite a number of of follow-up questions for the record. And uh I I am more pleased to say that in response to my questions there, she committed to enforcing the Amazon case, recognized that it is uh
good law, that it is controlling law as currently decided by the board, and she pledged that she would enforce it faithfully. So on that basis, I'll support her nomination. >> We are Does anybody else have a statement they would like to make? Because we have two people in the
hallway and another person who assured us that they're going to be here shortly. So, we're waiting for our votes to show. Seeing that a quorum is present, I now move to favorably report Miss Car's nomination. The clerk will call the role. >> Senator Paul,
>> Senator Collins, >> I, >> Senator Marowski, >> hi. >> Senator Mullen, >> hi. >> Senator Marshall, >> hi. >> Senator Scott, >> hi, >> Senator Holly. Hi, >> Senator Tubberville. Hi, >> Senator Banks. Senator Houston, >> hi. >> Senator Moody,
>> Senator Sanders, >> no. Senator Murray by >> Senator Bowwin, >> Senator Murphy, Senator Kaine, >> Senator Hassan, >> Senator Hickin Looper, >> Senator Marky,
>> Senator Kim, >> Senator Blunt, Rochester, >> by >> Senator Als Brooks, >> no. >> Chairman Cassidy, >> I have 12 eyes, 11. >> The eyes have it. The nominations agreed to and be favorably reported to the Senate. I now move to favorably report
Mr. Murphy's nomination. The clerk should call the role. >> Senator Paul. >> Hi. >> Senator Collins. >> Senator Marowski. >> Hi. >> Senator Mullen. >> Hi. >> Senator Marshall. >> Hi. >> Senator Scott. >> Hi. >> Senator Holly. >> Hi. >> Senator Tupperville. >> Hi. >> Senator Banks.
>> Hi. >> Senator Houston. >> Hi. >> Senator Moody. >> Hi. >> Senator Sanders. >> No. >> Senator Murray. Senator Baldwin, >> Senator Murphy, >> Senator Kane, >> Senator Hassan,
>> Senator Hickin, Looper, >> Senator Marky, >> Senator Kim, >> Senator Blunt, Rochester, >> Senator Alzerbrooks, >> Senator or Chairman Cassidy, >> I >> 12 eyes, 11 days. >> The eyes have it. The nominations agreed
to and be fa favorably reported to the Senate. I now move to favorably report Mr. Palmary's nomination. And the clerk should call the role. >> Senator Paul. >> Hi. >> Senator Collins. Senator Marowski. >> Senator Mullen. >> Hi. >> Senator Marshall. Hi. >> Senator Scott. Hi. >> Senator Holly.
>> Senator Tville. >> Senator Banks. Hi. >> Senator Houston. >> Hi. >> Senator Moody. >> Senator Sanders. >> Senator Murray. >> Senator Baldwin. >> Senator Murphy. >> Senator Kane. >> Senator Hassan.
>> Senator Hickin Looper. Senator Marky, >> Senator Kim, >> Senator Blunt, Rochester, >> Senator Olter Brooks, >> Chairman Cassidy. >> The eyes I >> 12 I's, 11 Naz.
>> The eyes have it. The nominations agreed to and be favorably reported to the Senate. I now move to favorably report Mr. Despazito's nomination. The clerk should call the role. >> Senator Paul. Hi. >> Senator Collins. >> Senator Marowski. Senator Mullen. Hi, >> Senator Marshall. >> Senator Scott,
>> Senator Holly, >> Senator Terville, >> Senator Banks, >> Senator Houston, >> Hi, >> Senator Moody. >> Hi, >> Senator Sanders. >> No, >> Senator Murray, >> no. >> Senator Baldwin, >> Senator Murphy, Senator Kaine, >> Senator Hassen,
>> Senator Hickinlooper, >> no. >> Senator Marky, >> no. >> Senator Kim, >> Senator Blunt Rochester, >> no. >> Senator Olserbrooks, >> no. Chairman Cassidy. >> I I have 12 eyes, 11 days. >> The eyes have it. The nominations agreed
to and be favorably reported by the Senate. We shall now adjourn for five minutes and to allow the Sorry, >> Mr. Chairman, just if I may, before we close out the the business meeting, I I did vote uh to support Mr. Despazito's
nomination today. Um I weighed this one really really hard because this is the Inspector General. you anticipate and expect that they're coming into this important position with a view away from any political affiliation. Um, and I was
concerned about uh Mr. Despazito's um not only political um uh political statements in the past, but how he might carry that forward. I did have a good conversation with him and I just wanted to state on the record that I'm going to
be looking to make sure that he executes his uh his new responsibilities with the uh with the with the unbiased nature that he has committed to me. Thank you. >> Thank you, Senator McKowski. We stand adjourned for five minutes and we'll
rejourn for our help committee hearing on AI.