[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 28, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               COMMON SENSE NEEDED IN REGULATORY PROCESS

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, did you hear the one about the guy who 
was fined by OSHA for not having a comprehensive hazardous 
communication plan for his employees--all two of them.
  How about the $100,000 spent on a study of quiet areas in 
restaurants.
  Or the OSHA fine levied against a small business because they had a 
can of Pledge in a work trailer with no material safety data sheet on 
hand.
  And, one of my favorites, the construction company that was fined 
because workers were not using disposable cups.
  These are all great stories--and they would be very entertaining if 
they did not symbolize such a job crunching, budget busting, 
competition killing, business breaking, economic catastrophe in 
America.
  It is time to restore common sense and civility to the regulatory 
process. The cost of doing nothing is too high for individuals and 
businesses in America. Let us act now.


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