Mike Enzi: “I thank Senator Hutchinson for his great delivery on the way the rulemaking process works and the way it has been forced…”

“I thank Senator Hutchinson for his great delivery on the way the rulemaking process works and the way it has been forced in this instance. I thank Senator Bond not only for the speech he gave on the floor a while ago but for his continued interest and knowledge on the issue of ergonomics and his particular concern for the small businessman and how this rule and former 'rumored' rules would affect them. This is the furthest a standard has ever gotten on ergonomics. It has now been published. It is the first one to be published. Now people have an opportunity to see how harmful or damaging it can be. I am the chairman of the subcommittee on workplace safety and training. I have worked a number of OSHA issues since I have been here. I have always tried to be reasonable on the issues on which I have worked. I appreciate comments from the other side of the aisle about the way I have worked with the other people. I need to let everybody know what is happening. There are the votes to pass my amendment, so there is a filibuster to keep it from ever coming to a vote.”