It is the job of Congress to look at each rule and regulation and vote against them if they are wrong, said U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., during a debate today on a legislative challenge to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) “ambush elections” rule.

Enzi is challenging the unnecessarily burdensome regulation that would force employees to make the critical decision about whether or not to form a union in as little as 10 days. Enzi believes the NLRB rule “ambushes” employees and businesses by not giving them enough time to make critical decisions.

His resolution of disapproval is the first step in repealing the NLRB rule.

Below are excerpts of Enzi’s comments from today’s debate:

“A vote for this resolution does absolutely nothing to diminish the right of any employee to form a union. This resolution does not change the law one bit. If we are able to stop the ambush election rule, union elections will still occur and unions will continue to win the majority of union elections.

“The constitution says that we are an equal branch of government with the president. We do not serve for the president, we serve with the president. The president gets to do what he wants to do, but Congress has the responsibility to do what it needs to do. In this case, one of the administrative branches is overreacting and doing something it should not do and we have to say ‘no.’”

Under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), the Senate or House can introduce a joint resolution of disapproval with the full force of law to stop a federal agency from implementing a recent rule or regulation. A resolution of disapproval introduced under the CRA cannot be filibustered and needs only a simple majority in the Senate to pass if acted upon during a 60-day window. The Enzi resolution is S.J. Res 36.

Click here to read an op-ed by Senator Enzi on the “ambush elections” rule.

Click here to watch video of Senator Enzi’s comments.