Ron Lewis: “why give OSHA an $11 million raise and take from vo-tech training and adult training? Why do that when I think the…”

“why give OSHA an $11 million raise and take from vo-tech training and adult training? Why do that when I think the statistics that have been given to us from across the aisle indicate that OSHA has not been doing a very good job; if we look at the National Safety Council statistics indicating that OSHA, since its founding in 1970, has been irrelevant to the long-term decline in workplace fatalities? Moreover, a 1991 study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that OSHA regulations significantly reduced productivity and growth in the United States, which undoubtedly means a parallel loss in employment opportunities. Is this good for the workers who take $11 million out of vocational training and adult training to cut them? I want to talk about a small town in my district, Campbellsville, KY, population 10,000. They just lost 1,400 workers from a textile company, 1,400 workers. Is that good for the workers, and then to take $11 million out of vocational training and adult training that could help these displaced workers find new jobs?”