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On the recordSeptember 9, 1997
I am amazed at the continuous efforts to cut occupational safety and health, efforts to scale back protection for workers in dangerous, hazardous, and unsafe situations, efforts to take back and turn around those hard-won gains which have only come about as a result of tragedy after tragedy. I have even heard individuals on the floor of this House talking about taking money from OSHA in order to help disabled children. And surely disabled children need all of the help that we can give them, but why run the risk of injuring, maiming, or even killing workers in order to help children? I say let us stop the attack on workers' safety in this country.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Addressing cuts to occupational safety and health funding during a House floor debate.

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