[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY

  (Mr. MAFFEI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MAFFEI. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to commemorate Workers' 
Memorial Day, which is today, and honor those Americans who have lost 
their lives.
  From steel mills to nursing homes, offices to construction sites, we 
must work to strengthen safety measures for all those who still face 
hazards in the workplace. We must ensure that workers in all areas are 
able to do their jobs in a safe environment. That includes agriculture.
  Whether in a factory or on a farm, even one death on the job is too 
many. But in central New York, we are seeing far too many farmworkers 
being hurt and killed. In fact, two died in farm accidents in a single 
week recently. That is why I support the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration's local emphasis program. My office and I have worked 
hard to ensure that dairies know the standards and have a reasonable 
time to comply.
  But on this Workers' Memorial Day, let's dedicate ourselves to making 
our farms safe workplaces and support OSHA's efforts to do so.

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