"The spending decisions indicate to us that power is a low priority at the Bureau these days."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to testify before the Subcommittee on behalf of high priority project requests."
"I look forward to working with you and Chairman Oberstar to make a significant investment in our Nation's transportation infrastructure."
"Recovery dollars are already going to work in Washington State and in my district."
"We must honor those families and their memories by working to reduce worker deaths and injuries."
"Unfortunately over the last several years OSHA has not lived up to its mission to make workers safer on the job."
"A new year, a new Administration and a new Congress provide us with a fresh opportunity to revisit the law's effectiveness."
"Their participation in this process will help hold bad actors accountable and help to spare other families the same pain they have experienced."
"One workers death, injury or illness is unacceptable if it's preventable."
"We're here today to talk about what more government can do to ensure that every worker who punches in for their next shift, returns home safe and healthy at the end of the day."
"We also have to ensure that when a worker is killed, injured or made sick on the job, those workers and their families are respected and honored throughout the process."
"Our country has made great progress in protecting workers on the job since the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 39 years ago."
