mr. payne: thank you. mr. speaker, in september, 2010, my republican colleagues issued a pledge to america stating that it is time to do away with old agendas. that much is clear. however what is also clear is that this pledge is not the majority of the american people but to corporate america. to make matters worse, republicans are taking up legislation that will encounter -- encourage the shipping of jobs overseas and weaken the rights of middle class workers. furthermore, my republican colleagues have fast tracked what is more appropriately called the job outsource's bill of rights. in the interest of corporate america. proponents of this bill claim it will protect jobs by prohibiting government to interfere with company's ability to move its operations. however the law the republicans are trying to amend to do so, the national labor relations act, does not restrict the location of company operations at all. until the company's location effort is an act to retaliate against workers exercising their right to

mr. payne. thank you for inviting me to speak about the human rights situation in north korea and about the apparent increase in the amount of the information getting into the country. it is an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to discuss these issues with you today. mr. payne, i would like to begin by informing you that i will be presenting a brief summary of the views included in my prepared statement. >> thank you. without objection. >> after the emotional comprehensive testimony and after the hard pricking testimony ms. kim hye-sook, there is barely anything i can have on the human-rights situation of north korea. the human-rights situation in north korea remains abysmal according to experts and testimony by the recent north korean defectors there is no evidence that the human-rights sedition and north korea has improved as the regime proceeds with steps towards leadership succession. on the contrary, it appears the border crackdown aimed at preventing the north koreans from def

mr. payne. thank you for inviting me to speak about the human rights situation in north korea and about the apparent increase in the amount of the information getting into the country. it is an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to discuss these issues with you today. mr. payne, i would like to begin by informing you that i will be presenting a brief summary of the views included in my prepared statement. >> thank you. without objection. >> after the emotional comprehensive testimony and after the hard pricking testimony ms. kim hye-sook, there is barely anything i can have on the human-rights situation of north korea. the human-rights situation in north korea remains abysmal according to experts and testimony by the recent north korean defectors there is no evidence that the human-rights sedition and north korea has improved as the regime proceeds with steps towards leadership succession. on the contrary, it appears the border crackdown aimed at preventing the north koreans from def

mr. payne: thank you. mr.eptember, 2010, my republican colleagues issued a pledge to america stating that it is time to do away with old agendas. that much is clear. however what is also clear is that this pledge is not the majority of the american people but to corporate america. to make matters worse, republicans are taking up legislation that will encounter -- encoura the shipping of jobs overseas and weaken the rights of middle class workers. furthermore, my republican colleagues have fast tracked what is more appropriately called the job outsource's bill of rights. in the interest of corporate america. proponents of this bill claim it will protect jobs by prohibiting government to interfere with company's ability to move its operations. however the law the republicans are trying to amend to do so, the national labor relations act, does not restrict the location of company operations at all. unl the company's location effort is an act to retaliate against workers exercising their right to organize to deman

mr. payne. thank you for inviting me to speak about t human rights situation in northorea and about the apparent increase in the amount of the information getting into the country. it is an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to discuss these issues with you today. mr. payne, i would like to begin by informing you that i will be presenting a brief summary of the views included in my prepared statement. >> thank you. without objection. >> after the emotional comprehensive testimony and after the hard pricking testimony ms. kim hye-sook, there is barely anything i can have on the human-rights situation of north korea. the human-rights situation in north korea remains abysmal according to experts and testimony by the recent north korean defectors there is no evidence that the human-rights sedition and north korea has improved as the regime proceeds th steps towards leadership succession. on the contrary, it appears the border crackdown aimed at preventing the north koreans from defecting