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...Republican Representative Cass Ballenger of North Carolina and New Hampshire Republican Senator Judd Gregg that would curb OSHA's power to issue citations and fines for infractions of hundreds of rules and regulations. The sweeping change would transform the agency from a watchdog on safety matters to a toothless "adviser" to industry. Ballenger's measure has picked up 155 co-sponsors and, with some tinkering, could pass the House this spring. As it happens, Ballenger got $10,000 from UPS for his 1994 election race. Gregg, who contends that "OSHA has developed a well-earned reputation for overregulation...
...assault on public health and safety regulation is two-pronged. First, they want to prevent government agencies from accomplishing their goals simply by cutting their funding. Without money to hire employees, investigate health and safety risks and enforce statutes, these agencies will be toothless. For example, House legislation slashes the EPA budget by one-third, to $4.9 billion dollars. In contrast, President Clinton has proposed a modest increase in the EPA budget...
Donahue says he would lead the 78 unions in the organization by consensus, charging that Sweeney will represent only the interests of the union dissidents. Sweeney retorts that the Kirkland legacy is one of an increasingly toothless movement. The challenger offers his own enviable record: since Sweeney became president of the service-workers union in 1980, it has nearly doubled in size, to 1.02 million workers, representing the fastest growth in the AFL-CIO. Late last week Sweeney held a slight edge and was confident of victory...
...funny in Quebec City. Or in New Jersey, where, last Wednesday, 25,000 Devils fans gathered outside the Brendan Byrne Arena both to celebrate their team's Stanley Cup victory and to implore owner John McMullen to leave the team be. (NASHVILLE DOESN'T NEED ANY MORE TOOTHLESS MEN, read one sign.) The show of support was nice. But nowadays it hardly seems to matter...
Unless they like people gazing at their toothless grins when they're interviewed after the games, It's not a manly thing; it's completely foolish...