Charles Norwood: “since supposedly Republicans are not interested in reason or science, one might conclude that we have not read the study…”

“since supposedly Republicans are not interested in reason or science, one might conclude that we have not read the study done by the National Academy of Sciences and maybe others have not, either. Let me just give my colleagues one little quote out of that study: ``None of the common musculoskeletal disorders is uniquely caused by work exposure.'' The study notes that nonwork factors can cause MSD, also, which is why we believe this particular rule and regulation, this particular standard, should be opposed. I would like to point out that though President Bush and Secretary Dole did bring to the forefront the discussion of workplace injuries and repetitive motion syndrome, none of them approve of how we got there with this rule. This is a bad set of rules and regulations that will only worsen the problem, not make it better. Today let us disapprove of the work that the Labor Department did over the last 8 years, because it will not do what we all want to do, which is to make sure that our workplace is healthy and is safe.”