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The Senate voted on Wednesday to roll back an Obama-era safety regulation.

Senators voted 50-48 to nix the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule extending the amount of time a company can be penalized for failing to report workplace injuries and illnesses to five years.

Republicans are using the Congressional Review Act to take a hammer to rules instituted under the Obama White House. The law allows them to overturn recently published regulations with a simple majority.

Republicans argue that the Labor Department's rule is another example of the Obama administration overstepping its boundaries.

He added thatthe move to repeal the law will let companies focus "on actual safety of employees or on more bureaucratic paper pushing."

But Democrats counter that Republicans are putting special interests above worker safety.

"The pattern that is emerging is pretty clear. Republicans have no plans to improve the lives of American workers. Quite the opposite. Republicans are increasing the odds that workers will be injured or even killed," she added.

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Senate nixes Obama-era workplace safety rule - The Hill (blog)