Johnny Isakson: “I rise to address, in part, what was just spoken of by the minority in terms of the amendment they would like to have…”

“I rise to address, in part, what was just spoken of by the minority in terms of the amendment they would like to have proposed and the reasons they would like to have proposed it, because it illustrates the difference in the two sides today. It would be wrong for any American worker who listens to this debate to think for a minute that if anything happened to them on the work site that they do not have immediate access to the criminal courts of this country. They do. That is what makes the United States of America great. It would also be wrong, I think, to assume that this is an employer versus employee argument. It is not. Go out today in Washington, D.C. to any project, building any building. After you see the sign at the front that shows who is building the building and who the contractor is, the next sign posted will be the safety regulations the employer and the employees are committed to. Go into a facility in America today, go into UPS, go into Coca-Cola, go onto a construction site, and what do you see, you see safety first. OSHA has done what it was supposed to do, and American employers and employees have done what they are supposed to do. Are there mistakes? From time to time, there are. Is there a route of grievance? There always is. The gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Norwood) is trying to make that an expedited process where you get a hearing fast, you get a result fast, and the purpose of America can continue.”