The success of our Nation's middle and high schools is vital in preparing our students for the 21st century economy.
I appreciate that. I am not real familiar with that because I am from a very rural area.
It is also tremendous what the United States does, as opposed to a number of other countries which start kicking kids out of school regardle...
I want to start by applauding the work of the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers in the developme...
I have to tell you, all of that really bothers me.
I have to agree with what I've heard here. I would mention that, in the Budget Committee last week, the Administration plan to defund the VP...
Perhaps out of the tragic accidents that have taken the lives of 29 men in West Virginia, 7 in Senator Murray's home State of Washington and...
The Upper Big Branch Mine is the worst accident in 40 years, and 29 people lost their lives.
Doesn't it seem like we really ought to extend that program and get more of the people that are good participants into that program?
I think all of America knows what a wonderful and beautiful State Wyoming is, and why we welcome our visitors.
There is a program that's working very well, and that's the VPP program, the Voluntary Participation Program.
It's very frustrating, for those of us who worked so hard on the MINER Act, to hear accounts of MSHA's activity at this mine.
You know, if you had a safety program, you'd have more people available for work, and you'd save a lot of money.
I helped to get the Post Office under OSHA when I first got here and called for inspections in my office on a regular basis.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate you holding this hearing, which was called 'Creating a Culture of Compliance.' That's what we're tryin...
As a Senator from a State whose primary industry is energy production, my heart goes out to the families and communities that lost those har...
I thank Senator Rockefeller for all of the action that he helped us to take 4 years ago with the Miner Act.
What kind of message does it send to penalize members?
