Reid Blames Rise of Child Labor on Trump Admin. For Deregulating Child Labor Laws

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REID: “Modern-day Republicans, led by the twice-impeached former president, have led the charge on deregulation. And just like East Palestine, Ohio -- in East Palestine, Ohio, Donald Trump and his various agencies proposed rolling back regulations that protected workers and children. One USDA food safety official openly admitted that safety wasn’t a top priority because, quote, 'We don’t regulate worker safety.' At the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Trump officials sought to loosen reporting requirements for injury and illness data for large companies. And at one point, his Department of Labor sought to unwind decades-old youth labor protections by allowing teenagers to work longer hours under some of the most hazardous workplace conditions. States across this country took the baton from Trump and went even further. In Iowa, Republican legislators, who have a supermajority, introduced a bill to expand the types of work that 14- and 15-year-olds would be permitted to do as part of approved training programs. The bill would extend allowable work hours and exempt employers from liability if those young workers are sickened, injured or killed on the job. Minnesota is looking to pass similar legislation.”