Obama Seeks Almost $40 Million OSHA Increase For Fiscal '16, With Heavy Enforcement Spending

President Obama wants Congress to approve an increase for OSHA of nearly $40 million over current levels in the next fiscal year, with substantial new investment in federal enforcement and whistleblower protection programs -- likely teeing up a debate this year among appropriators at least at the subcommittee level over beefing up federal safety and heath programs and helping pay for those activities in the states.