i would argue that mr. daley, when he cast that vote, understood it was best for boeing to make this decision to locate new business, and he did not believe he was violating the law or retaliating against unions. one thing you can say about the daley family, it's not in their d.n.a. to retaliate against unions. so this was in 2009. in march of 2010, the machinist unions files this complaint with the nlrb. now, the general counsel -- the person hold that go title -- holding that title a few weeks ago submitted that complaint to the board. but the story is even more interesting. in march of 2010 the complaint is filed by the machinists union. the vote to come to south carolina was in ofbgt 2009. in -- in october of 2009. in january of 2011, mr. daley was chosen to be president obama's chief of staff. a decision that i supported and thought was a good decision for the administration and the country as a whole because mr. daley is a democrat but he is a very well-respected member of the business community, someone wh

walking to the row, mr. daley. he says to me. we need your help. we're running out of time, over 850 inmates is awaiting for lethal injection in california. every one of them is running out of time. thank you for coming in on short notice, he continues. did you have any trouble getting inside? nothing out of the ordinary, i tell him. i think sometimes, it's harder for lawyers to get into san quentin than it is for clients to get out. it took hours to pass the two metal detectors before i was stuck in a six-by-six-foot wall covered with plexiglas. the death row visitor's area is a stone's throw from a little green chamber which the state of california has its execution. they pass the time going about the monday and the business about incarcerated while their lawyers try to prolong their lives. ok. we're going to recall her. let's start off with talking about "to kill a mockingbird." and what that book meant. you wrote an article about it, john. as a law professor it was something you focused on as part of legal education. how did you choose that and

mr. vice president, dr. biden, mayor daley, maggie daley, members of the city council and other elected officials, residents, and friends of chicago, today more than any other time in our history, more than any other place in our country the city of chicago is ready for change. [applause] for all the parents who deserve a school system that expects every student to earn a diploma, for all the neighbors who deserve to walk home on safer streets, for all the taxpayers who deserve a city government that is more effective and costs less and for all the people in the hardest-working city in america who deserve a strong economy so they can find jobs or create jobs, this is your day. [applause] >> as your new mayor, it is an honor to fight for the change we need and a privilege to lead the city we love. we have much to do, but we -- but what we should first acknowledge how far we have come. a generation ago, people were writing chicago off as a dying city. they said our downtown was failing. our neighborhoods were unlivable. our scho

mr. vice president, dr. biden, mayor daley, maggie daley, members of the city council and other elected officials, residents and friends of chicago -- today more than any other time in our history, more than any other place in our country, the city of chicago is ready for change. [applause] for all the parents who deserve a school system that expects every student to earn a diploma, for all the neighbors who deserve to walk home on safer streets, for all the taxpayers who deserve a city government that is more effective and costs less, and for all the people in the hardest-working city in america who deserve a strong economy so that they can find jobs or create jobs -- this is your day. [applause] as your new mayor, it is an honor to fight for the change we need and a privilege to lead the city we love. we have much to do, but we should first acknowledge how far we have come. a generation ago, people writing chicago off as a dying city very they said our downtown was failing, our neighborhoods were unlivable, our schools were

mr. vice president, dr. baden, mayor daley, members of the city council, and other elected officials, residents, and friends of chicago. today more than any other time in our history, more than any other place in our country, the city of chicago is ready for change. [applause] for all the parents will serve the school system that expects every school student to earn a diploma, for all the neighbors who deserve to walk home on safer streets, for all the taxpayers who deserve a city government that is more effective and cost less, and for all the people in the hardest working city in america who deserve a strong economy so they can find jobs or create jobs, this is your day. [applause] as your new mayor, it is an honor to fight for the change we need and a privilege to lead the city we love. we have much to do. we should first knowledge how far we have come. a generation ago, people were writing chicago off as a dying city. they said our neighborhoods were a livable, our schools were the worst in the nation, and our politics hav

mr. vice- president, dr. biden, mayor daleymbers of the city council, other elected officials, citizens of chicago -- today in more than any other time in our history, the city of chicago is ready for change. [applause] for all the parents to deserve the school system that expects every student to earn a diploma, for all the neighbors who deserve to wall, on -- deserve to walk, on paved streets, and for all the people in the hardest working city in america who deserve a strong economy so they can find jobs or create jobs -- this is your day. [applause] as your new mayor, it is an honor to fight for the change we need and the privilege to lead the city we love. we have much to do. but we should first acknowledge how far we have come. a generation ago, people were writing chicago off as a dying city. they said our downtown was failing. our neighborhoods were unlivable. our schools were the worst in the nation. and our policy could become so divisive we were referred to as -- when richard daley took office, he challenged all of us

daley. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: mr. alexander: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from tennessee is recognized. mr. alexander: thank you. i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. alexander: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i've come to the floor today to introduce on behalf of 34 senators the job protection act. the job protection act is occasioned by a decision of the acting general counsel of the national labor relations board to file a complaint to stop the boeing company from building airplanes at a nonunion plant in south carolina, suggesting that a unionized american company cannot expand its operations in one of 22 states with a right-to-work law. a right-to-work law protects a worker's right to join or not to join a union. for example, in tennessee, in the case -- we're a trite work state -- a right to work state. in the case of a saturn employee, a worker at the saturn plant doesn't have to join a union or pay du