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Sen. Portman signs letter to OSHA

Ohio Senator Rob Portman has joined 42 other Senators requesting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to immediately stop their unlawful regulation of family farms.

“Agriculture is the number one contributor to Ohio’s economy, representing $98 billion in economic impact to the state annually. I’ve visited farmers all across our state and one thing I hear again and again are concerns with the Federal government’s consistent encroachment on their day-to-day operations,” Portman said. “These recent actions by Federal regulators on family farms are in violation of Congressional exemptions and a disturbing new regulatory overreach by this Administration. I will continue to lead efforts requesting that OSHA immediately cease all actions related to this misinterpreted regulation.”

In the letter, led by U.S. Senator Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), the senators also direct OSHA to issue updated guidance correcting their misinterpretation of current law. The request was made in a joint letter to Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, who oversees OSHA.