Lynn C. Woolsey

I fear that these spending cuts that we have been talking about, most of us, this morning would have an absolutely devastating effect, particularly on the health and safety of our workers.

I see it as a small beginning, a very small beginning, to cutting wasteful Pentagon spending. But Mr. Chair, this entire continuing resolution is bad for the economy and bad for this country. It's all a part of the Republican no jobs for…

I strongly believe it is the lack of regulation that has killed workers and their jobs.

Where can we go forward? And what is our next best step so that everybody benefits?

OSHA needs the resources to carry out its mission to protect its workers and to help businesses at the same time.

I really believe that, unless the goal is to underfund and undermine in the long run OSHA, we really can work together.

In other words, Mr. Chairman, the Republican C.R. doesn't just trim OSHA's budget; it absolutely cripples the agency and needlessly jeopardizes safety standards and endangers American workers.

Had there been such a rule, there would have been no deaths, there would have been no injuries, and 700 people would still have their prized factory jobs in their same area where they live.

If OSHA comes under assault from the new majority, the fact is, the agency may not be able to carry out its core missions.

Once again, instead of working to rebuild our country and create jobs, this House of Representatives is engaged in a debate on a measure that offers neither. For 10 hours and 2 days, the House of Representatives' time is tied up on a…

We need to talk more about what real regulations are that we should be focusing on, not the regulations for oversight that we have already determined we are going to handle committee by committee, particularly this committee, and we always…

Far too many of our nation's children go to school hungry or without proper medical care.

President Obama gave a stirring speech last night, most of which I agreed with, especially the calls for defense cuts; the investments in innovation, education, and infrastructure; and the elimination of oil company subsidies. But given…

One of the things that the Republicans will accomplish with this legislation to upend the Presidential campaign finance system is to drown out the voice of the people and to give more power, not less, to their well-heeled special…

I am concerned that because of this new found fever to cut regulations we might have an open season on any regulations a Member of Congress or the business community doesn't like regardless of its merits.

We have to keep common sense regulations that protect people, even as we do away with rules that may in some way hinder job growth.

Corporate profits are at record highs and the stock market is booming. United States businesses are sitting on nearly $2 trillion in cash.

It's not often that you'll hear me, Lynn Woolsey, say this, but I have recently found myself on the same page of a very important issue, at least in principle, with the leaders of the tea party movement and other top lawmakers on the other…

Earlier this week, Mr. Speaker, we recognized the 82nd birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., perhaps the greatest moral and spiritual leader in our Nation's history. Each of us in our way reflected on Dr. King's teaching, and his…

Our Nation is now in its 10th straight year of war. The military occupation of Afghanistan is longer than any war in our Nation's history. An entire generation of young people-- including my three grandchildren who came with me to visit…

This week as the 112th Congress begins, there is a lot of talk from the Republicans about ending business as usual and doing things differently than before. But for all the supposed change afoot, there's one critical matter on which the…

After more than 9 years of the war in Afghanistan and a troop surge that supposedly was going to turn the tide, all we have are modest gains that are fragile and reversible. For the price of $377 billion, the lives of 1,400 brave…

There are some days when I find myself completely baffled by the cynicism of many people who have the privilege to serve here in Washington. Last week, for example, the United States Senate did it again, staying true to its reputation as a…

I strongly oppose this so-called tax compromise because it represents a windfall for the wealthy, a windfall that will result in one thing and one thing only: insufficient funds for all other social programs. By holding assistance for the…

A few weeks ago when we sat down to turkey dinner with our families, we certainly had plenty to be thankful for. Our thoughts, however, were thinking about the men and women of the Armed Forces, both active duty and retired, who have…