{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://marymiller.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mary-miller-introduces-legislation-rein-osha-overreach", "Rep. Mary Miller Introduces Legislation to Rein in OSHA Overreach", "2024-05-16", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Mary E. Miller", "M001211", "marymiller.house.gov", "marymiller", "https://marymiller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL) led 25 of her colleagues in introducing legislation to nullify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration\u2019s (OSHA) \u201cworker walkaround rule,\u201d which fundamentally changes the nature of workplace safety inspections and opens the door for third parties to use an OSHA inspection as an opportunity to collect information about the workplace, target workers for an organizing drive, or obtain proprietary information. Representative Miller made the following statement:\n\n\u201cThe Biden administration\u2019s continued regulatory encroachment in the workplace bogs down American employers with more red tape and hinders the advancement of free enterprise in our country. Joe Biden\u2019s government wants to control every aspect of American taxpayers\u2019 lives, including in the workplace. Burdensome government regulations will prolong the stagnation of our economy, and force employers to spend more money to ensure that they are compliant with unnecessary laws.\u201d\n\n\u201cDOL\u2019s final walkaround rule is a regulatory cudgel that will deal crushing blows to the safety of workers and the property rights of employers. This is yet another textbook example of regulatory warfare launched against free enterprise by President Biden. I\u2019m pleased to support Vice Chair Miller\u2019s CRA resolution to gut this rule and fend off more undue Big Labor encroachment by this administration.\u201d -Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC)\n\n\u201cThe new \u2018Walkaround Rule\u2019 fails to further OSHA\u2019s mandate to ensure safe working conditions. Add this flawed rule to numerous examples of the Biden Administration\u2019s determination to impose ambiguous and burdensome regulations for political gain at the expense of American businesses. Requiring businesses to allow third parties access to their facilities introduces additional liability and potential disruption of important safety inspections. I am pleased to join Congresswoman Miller in introducing this joint resolution to protect the integrity of workplace inspections and prevent unsafe and unnecessary interference.\" - Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX)", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:12:30Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://marymiller.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mary-miller-introduces-legislation-rein-osha-overreach"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.878544058650732, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}