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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

For the sake of the American people, please find a political route to keep progress against cancer at a sustainable pace.

I think that it is key that we continue the momentum.

In America we don't have a healthcare system, we have a sickcare system.