But if we want to make sure that were not demeaning the value of workers and their lives, criminal prosecution is something that we really should consider to make sure that workers are--you get the protection they deserve.
Holt advocates for criminal prosecution to ensure worker protection.
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Many of these measures passed the House in the last Congress but were too extreme to pass the Senate.
H.R. 761 has absolutely NOTHING to do with developing these minerals. In fact, this bill is all about gutting the environmental safeguards.
At some point, that becomes a convenient excuse for a legislative strategy designed to produce political slogans rather than public laws.
I think it is important to ask really what this is all about, just not get lost in the weeds.
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