Fines are not a deterrent. The level of fines that Congress has authorized is an insult to the American worker.

Steve will take the part of Maxwell Smart to a whole new level, ... He will not be as bumbling, and it will be in a contemporary setting.

We're getting a pretty good sample. It acts as a good deterrent.

Most of the fines are not high enough to have a real deterrent effect. If the operators know they're not going to have to pay the fines, or that they will be minimal fines, they just factor that into the cost of doing business.

This is the most flexible standard OSHA has ever proposed. It includes options to make it easy for employers to comply.

We are compelled to act. Employees are getting hurt, workers are being sent home, people are suffering.