And that is just for that industry alone. It means fewer jobs and fewer opportunities for American workers. We all support safe workplaces. That is not what this debate is about. Let us review the statistics put out by the Clinton Labor Department.
Workplace injuries are down consistently over the last decade.
In fact, the injuries we are talking about today, repetitive stress injuries, are down 24 percent over the past three years. Some have argued today that this resolution kills ergonomics forever. That is simply not true. Yesterday, Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao stated that she intends to address the issue of ergonomics, if given the chance. Let s give her that chance to get the job done right.