"I think that when it comes to law enforcement, there is absolutely a role that they play, an important role, in keeping us all safe from domestic and sexual violence, but it's everyone's issue."
"I strongly support all four bills under discussion today."
"Congress has a moral responsibility to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act."
"Simply put, we cannot continue to rob nearly half of our Nation's work force of the wages they deserve."
"The American Rescue Plan Act, H.R. 1319 passed by Congress yesterday sent to President Biden for his signature provides 200 million dollars to the Department of Labor for worker protection activities ..."
"We welcome the Biden administration's clearly Stated intention to act on that emergency authority."
"Swift action to protect workers is exactly how the architects of the Occupational Safety and Health Act envision OSHA's response during a work-related crisis."
"Today, we will discuss legislation introduced by Representative Courtney that requires OSHA to quickly issue a workplace violence prevention standard to protect health care and social service workers."
"Today, our witnesses will also discuss legislation, introduced by Representative Takano, that would allow OSHA to effectively enforce its injury and illness recordkeeping requirements."
"We cannot hope to learn from the lessons of this pandemic without the data to understand how to protect workers in the future."
"Now we have the opportunity to restore OSHA's mission and protect workers health and safety at a time when they need it most."