[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H1988-H1989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     FEDERAL WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS

  (Mr. MRVAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MRVAN. Mr. Speaker, recently I was privileged to join members of 
the United Steelworkers Local 1010 in Hammond, Indiana, to commemorate 
Workers Memorial Day.
  During the proceedings, I shared how when the steel and manufacturing 
industries of northwest Indiana were beginning more than a century ago, 
the workers labored in long hours and extremely dangerous conditions 
and were regretfully considered expendable.
  Today, through the power of collective bargaining, our workforce has 
the ability to negotiate with management and enact workplace 
protections that say we value labor and we value safety.
  As a Federal legislator, I am committed to building on the progress 
and am very concerned about proposals to cut back the ability of the 
Department of Labor to implement Federal workplace protections. As a 
member of the House Appropriations Committee, I will make every effort 
to ensure that OSHA and the National Labor Relations Board have the 
resources and direction they need to ensure that all

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workers make it back home to their families and loved ones at the end 
of the day.

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