Family
Time Flexibility Act Pulled Due To Lack Of Votes
From: Jim Rogers & Roy Thomas, CAP Representatives
The “Family Time Flexibility Act”
H.R. 1119 was pulled by GOP leaders on June 05, 2003 after admitting they
didn’t have the votes to get it passed. This bill was very misleading
to the American public and contained many mistruths. Thanks to grass roots
lobbying efforts by labor, there were simply not enough votes available
to pass it. Click
here to learn more about this poison pill.
Based on all of the information gathered
by the labor movement just before the Comp Time bill was pulled, it appears
that all but six Democrats were committed to vote against this legislation.
Four Democrats were wrong (i.e. for the bill): Stenholm (Tex.), Taylor
(Miss.), Dooley (Calif.) and R. Hall (Tex.). In addition, Tanner (Tenn.)
was leaning wrong, and Boyd (Fla.) was noncommittal.
On the other side of the aisle, 29 Republicans
were firmly committed to vote against the Comp Time bill: T. Murphy (Pa.);
C. Smith (N.J.); Sweeney (N.Y.); King (N.Y.); Weller (Ill.); Boehlert
(N.Y.); Shimkus (Ill.); Ney (Ohio); English (Pa.) Kelly (N.Y.); Walsh
(N.Y.); LaTourette (Ohio); Shays (Conn.); Capito (W.Va.); Simmons (Conn.);
M. Diaz-Balart (Fla.); C. Miller (Mich.); Saxton (N.J.); D. Young (Ak.);
T. Johnson (Ill.); Wamp (Tenn.); McHugh (N.Y.); LoBiondo (N.J.); Quinn
(N.Y.); Ferguson (N.J.); Gerlach (Pa.); Renzi (Ariz.); Ryan (Wisc.); LaHood
(Ill.).
Five more Republicans were leaning towards
voting against the bill: Bachus (Ala.); L. Diaz-Balart (Fla.); Porter
(Nev.); Green (Wisc.); and C. Weldon (Pa.).
Three Republicans were undecided: McCotter
(Mich.); Aderholt (Ala.); and Graves (Mo.). All the rest of the Republicans
were wrong or leaning wrong.
It is important that UAW members thank those
Representatives who stood with us on this priority issue (and also remember
those were against us).
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