Marcy Kaptur said "There couldn't be a more dangerous industry to work in. Do you want to put some of these foreign companies in charge of worker safety in those places? Not I. I have seen too many mangled bodies in places around the world that tell me no. I am for workers being protected as well as the interests of corporations. Today's action eliminates 80 years of safeguards, safeguards on joint employer responsibility. What does that mean? It means that a company that subcontracts or franchises work to save a buck can shield itself when workers aren't paid fair wages or are denied basic employment rights. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 7, 2017

There couldn't be a more dangerous industry to work in. Do you want to put some of these foreign companies in charge of worker safety in those places? Not I. I have seen too many mangled bodies in places around the world that tell me no. I am for workers being protected as well as the interests of corporations. Today's action eliminates 80 years of safeguards, safeguards on joint employer responsibility. What does that mean? It means that a company that subcontracts or franchises work to save a buck can shield itself when workers aren't paid fair wages or are denied basic employment rights. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.

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Marcy Kaptur

Democratic · Ohio

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