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House Holds Worthless Hearing on “Regulatory Reform”

May 25, 2018 Jordan Barab

Sometimes you just have to wonder why House Republicans even bother. Yesterday they wasted the taxpayer’s money holding a ridiculous…

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House Hearing on Reducing Worker Protections Tomorrow

May 22, 2018 Jordan Barab

The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing tomorrow on reducing protections for the American…

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OSHA Hearing: OSHA has Great Tools; Please Don’t Use Them. Hearing Report Part 3

Mar 2, 2018 Jordan Barab

The messages to OSHA from the Chamber of Commerce at this week’s House hearing were clear: Don’t (miss)use the General…

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House OSHA Hearing: What You Missed and What It Meant. Part 1

Feb 28, 2018 Jordan Barab

In a fiery rebuttal of Republican and employer attacks on OSHA during the Obama administration, former Assistant Secretary Dr. David…

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House to Hold OSHA Hearing on Tuesday

Feb 23, 2018 Jordan Barab

The House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing on Tuesday entitled “A More Effective and Collaborative OSHA: A View from…

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Secretary Acosta Testifies Before House Approps Committee Tomorrow

Jun 6, 2017 Jordan Barab

Secretary of Labor Acosta testifies tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10:00 AM about the President’s FY 2018 DOL budget proposal. I won’t…

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2018 Trump Budget Preview: OSHA gets cut, NIOSH gets Disemboweled

May 19, 2017 Jordan Barab

“Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” ― Joe Biden…