So are you telling me that GAO is not giving us accurate information?

Why will you not ask for the authority? Why not give it to the DOL? Why give it to the States?

I am told for the last 5 years we have given you the authority for flexibility to train incumbent workers.

We are going to have to tell the States they have to do certain things.

I think there is a need for you as a secretary, me as a senator, Senator Specter as a Senator, and others, to respond to certain needs that may not be applicable on a competitive basis.

All the newspapers and all the press are out there going after Congress. It is less than 1 percent.

That just does not sound right, you know, when no citations are being issued.

I hope that you will provide us with some plans to step up these enforcement efforts.

I am just asking if you had done any looking at getting rid of that column.

I was told that you changed the reporting form and eliminated the column that had been used to report musculoskeletal disorders.

I do not know why we are having so much trouble with ergonomics. I just do not know why.

It has been more than 16 months since the mining tragedies at Sago and Alma.

It has now been 8 years since a standard was first proposed. Despite repeated assurances, OSHA has let this fundamental worker safety requirement languish.

Who makes up that performance review board anyway? How are they appointed? How are they picked? Who picks? How many are there?

I want to find out who this performance review board is, and how they are picked, and how many.

Well, I would respectfully disagree with you on that.

I still just repeat for emphasis sake, and I am going to have the IG look at this earmarking, the 90 percent.

Our goal is to help workers by reducing ergonomic injuries in the shortest possible timeframe.