George Miller

I also want to recognize that we have been joined by Congresswoman Shelley Berkley of Nevada, who has been following and working with our staff on these investigations.

Something is very, very wrong here, very wrong.

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…

The mother of one worker who was killed at the Orleans Hotel joins us today. She will recount the reckless disregard of workers safety by Boyd Gaming.

I would say if there is a member of the committee that has a burning question, we will give you an opportunity to ask that of Senator Reid.

These are lives of workers.

It is just really bad worker safety process and protections.

Clearly, Nevada OSHA has to be fixed. It has to have additional resources.

In order to safeguard the nation's workers we need as much information and insight as possible from a variety of sources.

That is not a perception. If you think that is a perception, we are going to have problems with the review of what is going on in Nevada OSHA.

Safety trends in Nevada had been pointing in the wrong direction: between 2003 and 2007, Nevada's construction illness and injury rate went up by more than twenty percent while the national construction injury and illness rate fell by 11…

This record is unacceptable and indefensible. Each one of these deaths is tragic, and while accidents happen, each one could have been prevented.

I will continue to support your efforts on the federal level by directing my staff to remain in contact with the director of Nevada OSHA.

But, Secretary Barab----

the idea that they have to be bystanders, that they have nothing to contribute, when in fact, we know in a number of accidents families contribute very important evidence

The Education and Labor Committee meets this morning to examine a federal Occupational Safety Health Administration review of the Nevada health and safety program.

As our economy recovers, it is not enough merely to ensure Nevadans, and all Americans, can have a good job to go to every morning.

It has to change at the federal level, has to change at the state level, and we are continuing to pursue that.

Well, that is more than a perception, that's a fact.

I would like to know from our witnesses what is being done at the local level to recruit these specialists?

Thank you for testifying at the Committee on Education and Labor's hearing on, 'Teacher Equity: Effective Teachers for All Children.'

It is unacceptable that poor and minority students in schools that are struggling academically are twice as likely to be taught by inexperienced teachers as their peers in more affluent schools.

Of course, if we want to ensure high-quality teachers are in our neediest classrooms, we should work to improve the quality of all teachers.

The No Child Left Behind Act recognized the value of high-quality teachers by calling for all students to be taught by a--quote--'highly qualified teacher.'

there is nothing in the Race to the Top that says that you have to agree that a test will be the sole factor?