It is an anathema to me as to why, 40 years after the OSHA law was passed... we are sitting here today having a discussion.
I think that I am hopeful that either in this committee or another committee, we will have OSHA in front of us.
There is really a two-class society here when it comes to the concerns of workers and the concerns of corporate executives.
Workplace safety, which should be a basic right, is not.
I think we have to be aware of the capabilities of existing law here.
When you look at state statutes for manslaughter... people would start to ask questions about what is wrong with the law.
And when will that $4 billion be finally received?
I want to find out the role of the banks in this chain of custody of the money.
There's no doubt that New York and other cities across the country are experiencing severe declines in their tax revenues, which is creating...
But what kind of effort is being made? Have you had meetings already with minority business entrepreneurs telling them how they become part ...
So, some of the money that's coming from the Federal Government, in fact, is going into the Treasury and you reinvest that money, right?