[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6884]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY

  (Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning 
to honor the thousands of American workers who are injured, sickened, 
and killed each year in this Nation.
  Next Monday, April 28, is Workers Memorial Day, dedicated to 
remembering workers whose lives are lost on the job. Sixteen workers 
are killed on the job every day in America. Every. Day.
  And these are not just workers in highly dangerous professions, but 
workers from every profession you can imagine, from mechanics to 
teachers to newspaper carriers.
  Instead of addressing the crisis in worker safety, the Bush 
administration continues to underfund the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration, OSHA. Like an old dog who's lost its teeth, OSHA 
doesn't scare anyone. It hasn't improved safety and it doesn't protect 
workers.
  Today, I stand with families who have lost loved ones on the job. 
Tomorrow I continue working with my colleagues in the Labor and Working 
Families Caucus to strengthen OSHA.
  American workers deserve to be safe while earning a living and 
contributing to this great country. And we must do more to ensure that 
they are safe.

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