"We need to get government out of the way so the private sector can flourish and create jobs."
"The fact that people are so committed to saying that anything that government does and anything that is a regulation is a job killer."
"Is it an environment that is concerned primarily, solely about the costs and impacts on business?"
"We must maintain the commitment and promise in the OSH Act that every worker in this country has a right to a safe job, and the right to return home from work safe and sound each day."
"We will never have a total safe society. We want a safe society, but we also want a productive society."
"We all share the same goal; however, as with any difficult issue of great importance, there is often a difference of opinion in how we meet that goal."
"This proposal has generated a great deal of uncertainty among employers, something our economy cannot afford."
"Hearing held on October 5, 2011"
"My Republican colleagues and I are eager to find common ground with you on policies that will protect workers and foster economic growth and opportunity."
"I have noted on a number of occasions that the cause of worker safety is best advanced when we work together."
"Are there some who cut corners and place workers in harm's way? Absolutely, but most employers want to do the right thing."