mr. kline: mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of the preventing greater uncertainty in labor management relations act, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. kline: thank you, mr. speaker. america's workplaces are facing significant challenges, consumer demand remains weak, threats of new regulations and higher taxes continue, and a loomling debt crisis threatens the growth and prosperity our nation is working so hard to obtain. washington should not be in the business of making these challenges worse, and that is why we are here today. many americans may not even know a federal labor board exists, let alone the role it plays in their everyday lives. despite its obscurity, the authority of the national labor relations board governs virtually every private business across the country. our nation needs a labor board that will appropriately and responsibly administer the law or else the rights of both workers and employers are d

. >> mr. kline, we will turn to you, and then at the end of your question we will take a five minute recess. mr. kline. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, gentlemen for being here. i've got a question that's a little bit off of the budget, and so don't want to be guilty of ambushing any of you with this but i just want to talk for just a minute, and then ask a question about the medical evaluation board backlog. i don't know if this is something you're on top of, and so of course i will be happy to take an answer for the record. but we just got an awful problem after that's affecting our soldiers. the minister national guard, for example, now has 168 of these medical evaluation board cases pending. the national guard bureau surgeons office report 5269 album cases, and the average education time, the average adjudication time for minnesota cases is currently four and a half years from the date of entry. that's about the national average. it is an awful situation, and for the reserve component, fo

mr. kline: thank you, mr. speaker.day on behalf of the minnesotans i serve who tell me simply, it's about time. i rise today on behalf of the south st. paul mom and dad who find it difficult to balance work and family and feel they are not spending enough time with their children. i rise today on behalf of the minnesota national guard and all our brave men and women in uniform who are deployed while their spouses single-handedly juggle work and household responsibilities. i rise today on behalf of a college student and millions like her working full time while pursuing an undergraduate degree. and i rise today on behalf of an egan couple, who like more than 50 million working americans, spend at least eight hours a week providing care for aging relatives. a challenge when balancing the demands of a job. mr. speaker, outdated federal policy denies many workers the chance to spend more time with their children or care for an aging relative. accordingly, the education work force committee approved legislation last week th

klein, would be delighted to -- mr. kline would be delighted to deal with this serious issue. it doesn't comport to our language, doesn't have anything to do with our bill but i'll say again thank you for that bright line in the center they have aisle to commend all the folks on both sides of this aisle who have come together on a bill that is so important to our national security. i'm going to give you a couple of quick examples. american semiconductor, a company that lost its intellectual property to china, theft to china. the president called american semiconductor a model of cooperation with china. their partner in china stole their intellectual property, canceled their contract and almost put them out of business. they were worth brs 1.8 million, now they're worth $875,000. they had to lay off 70% of its staff. that's real. those are real people. losing real jobs to intellectual property theft as we speak. a credit card in your pocket will get hit 300,000 times by people trying to steal that information today alone. each and every one of them. there's an unnamed large man