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Eva M. Clayton: I would suggest that though that has happened, they also included very specific language, wherein my amendment is very…

On the recordJanuary 27, 1995
I would suggest that though that has happened, they also included very specific language, wherein my amendment is very broadly structured to include workplace safety. This is consistent with the language, that the gentleman has said that it will not, indeed, jeopardize the safety and health of Americans. Therefore, if the gentleman means that, it simply says that the gentleman would include that. This is not inconsistent with what the gentleman is saying. He is just not putting it into the language.
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Eva M. Clayton
North Carolina

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Discussing the inclusion of workplace safety in legislative language.

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