Key Democrats on workplace health and safety issues on both sides of Capitol Hill are urging the White House to reconsider two NIOSH program cuts as part of spending reductions sought in President Obama's proposed fiscal year 2012 budget. But program advocates concede that it will be an uphill climb to save the funding given the lack of administration support. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the employment and workplace safety subcommittee, and Rep. George Miller (CA), ranking Democrat on the Committee on Education and the Workforce, sent a joint letter to Office of Management and Budget (O
December 30, 2025