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George Miller: “And we just check off the bureaucratic boxes and we give the report to the family and say, ``Well, you know, if we were…”

On the recordOctober 28, 2009
And we just check off the bureaucratic boxes and we give the report to the family and say, ``Well, you know, if we were better trained, if we had better record-keeping, maybe your husband, or your brother, your spouse--whatever--would be alive.'' That just won't work here.
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George Miller
Democratic · California

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Miller criticizes inadequate bureaucratic responses to workplace safety issues.

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