OMB Watch has sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to vote in favor of the Obey amendment to the Department of Labor appropriations bill. The Obey amendment will repeal DOL's final overtime regulations, which are projected to threaten the overtime rights of six million workers. OMB Watch believes that this amendment is an important opportunity for Congress to send this administration the message that regulatory policy should be used to serve the public interest. The Department of Labor has not lived up to that obligation during the course of this administration. For example, DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has yet to produce a single economically significant protection of worker health and safety, even as it has abandoned work on many proposals to address documented needs. The Bush administration’s overtime regulations are the latest example of this overall failure to serve workers’ needs. Fortunately, Congress has an opportunity—the Obey amendment—to stop DOL from further harming the labor force it is charged with protecting. We encourage you to tell your members of Congress to protect overtime rights and support the Obey amendment. To speak out, go to our Action Center.