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The bill, which has the support of the Democraticc majority, threatens to subject Americanemployeras — including corporate officers — to severe civil and criminal penalties. According to congressionao testimonyby Sen. Ted D- Mass., nearly 5,700 American workers were killed on the job and more than 4 millionh became ill or are injurexdin 2007. Kennedy and others point to grim statistics showing that civil and criminal fines and penalties undee OSHAare lax. With solid majoritiew in the Houseand Senate, Democrats reintroduced the PAWA aftere earlier versions of the same bill stallef in committee during the last three sessionws of Congress.
PAWA enjoys the supporg of President Obama, who co-sponsored an earlier versiob of the bill asa senator, and is likel y to pass given the current political