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Sen. Cassidy (R-LA) was joined by Sens. Risch (R-ID), Tillis (R-NC), Tuberville (R-AL), Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Lankford (R-OK), Johnson (R-WI), Schmitt (R-MO), Banks (R-IN), Crapo (R-ID), Britt (R-AL), Ernst (R-IA), Budd (R-NC), Cornyn (R-TX), Sheehy (R-MT), and Daines (R-MT) urging the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to revise the proposed heat rule as it would mandate that all businesses, no matter their safety record, size, location, or industry, comply with requirements on safety staffing, recordkeeping and mandatory breaks at high-heat triggers that can create dangerous hazards for some workers. Per their letter, “the one size fits all proposal is inefficient, dangerous, threatens job opportunities, and hurts local businesses.”  More specifically, their letter suggests that DOL reconsider the mandatory rest breaks, ambiguity around the heat safety coordinators, rigid acclimatization policies, and more, if the agency moves forward with the rulemaking.