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On the recordApril 26, 2010
It is clear--40 years after the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health law--that it is time to move forward and to strengthen the protections that we provide workers in this country.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the need to enhance worker safety laws after 40 years.

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