I represent a district in Michigan right next-door to where you had the opportunity to tour the GM plant.

We all must be partners in an effort to get the American people back to work.

I look forward to working with my colleague, Lynn Woolsey, the ranking Democrat member of the subcommittee.

She has a deep passion for these issues, and no one can question her commitment to worker safety.

Worker safety is a priority and so, too, is promoting policies that will allow businesses to grow and hire new workers.

Needless rules and onerous regulations are often roadblocks to economic growth and job creation.

Currently, the unemployment rate in Michigan stands at 11.7 percent and even higher in some counties in the congressional district I represent.

we must challenge some of these long-held, erroneous assumptions about regulations being bad for profit margins and economic growth.

Thank you, Mr. Sessions. I apologize for not catching the red light sooner.

I look forward to working with my colleague Lynn Woolsey, the ranking Democratic member of the subcommittee.

Worker safety is a goal we all share, however, we have real concerns with the policies and process the administration has recently proposed.