Alexander Acosta: “But the Associated Builders and Contractors say there are 500,000 unfilled jobs for skilled construction workers.”

So Congressman, I think it's important to recognize, we are not eliminating or doing away with registered apprenticeships. We're creating an alternative for those industries that have found that registered apprenticeship programs don't…

The least we can do is see that they can pay their bills and put food on the table after their lifetime of service.

What I am suggesting is that we have a healthcare system that imposes a number of mandates and that is as a Nation getting increasingly, increasingly expensive.

Unfortunately, the President's budget request both includes a small cut to OSHA and shifts their focus away from enforcement and inspections.