Democratic lawmakers

“is endangering workers and prioritizing the interests of unscrupulous employers over Americans who work hard to provide for their families”

Democratic lawmakers · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

Democratic lawmakers wrote a letter to Osha arguing that the Department of Labor is endangering workers through the proposed rollback of respirator mask regulations.

“Most Osha standards take years to move through the same steps these respirator rules have [moved through] in a matter of months,”

Democratic lawmakers · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

Lawmakers criticized Osha for moving the proposed respirator rules through procedural steps in months rather than years.

“The Trump administrations claims that it is a ‘champion of the American worker’, but the [labor department] has demonstrated its disregard for workers’ lives by trying to roll back the regulations that keep workers safe – even when industry leaders, safety experts and workers raise the alarm,”

Democratic lawmakers · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

Democratic lawmakers accused the Trump administration's Department of Labor of disregarding workers' lives by rolling back safety regulations despite warnings from industry and safety experts.

“leave both Congress and the public concerned that the Department is not adapting quickly enough to the conditions in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, nor taking the appropriate steps to mitigate the continued challenges in our fleet”

Democratic lawmakers · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19

Democratic lawmakers criticized the Department's handling of conditions in the CENTCOM area in a published letter.