On the recordJuly 14, 1995
the reality is what we are doing is we are putting in effect a procedure that will lengthen the time in which MSHA and OSHA can respond to problems. She mentioned indoor air quality. I do not know very much about it. I know I have been in some factories and it has been great. I have been in others where there clearly is a problem. We want balance, but why lengthen this procedure that is already one that takes years? It just looks like a blip on the chart when you see the coal mine fatalities go up in 1984. I remember when we cut back on the number of coal mine inspectors and that went up, and then we put more back in and you see the line go down. What we are doing is making it harder to get standards that make sense. I want balance. The Senator from Kansas wants balance. We will have that with the Kennedy amendment.
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