Keep Spokane’s NIOSH research laboratory open

Michael Baumgartner urged the administration to preserve the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Spokane Research Laboratory. He opposed closing the lab without a plan to reassign its research, citing its work on safety in metal and non-metal mining and its support for western workers and industries. He said keeping the low-cost laboratory would align with efforts to streamline government and eliminate waste.

Context: This was a position in a June 2025 oversight letter, not evidence that the laboratory was kept open. The request was made jointly with other lawmakers.

In their own words

urging the Trump administration to preserve the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Spokane Research Laboratory (NIOSH SRL).

The source

Baumgartner: original letter to keep Spokane NIOSH research facility open

Published: Original date not established; campaign context manually checked
Retrieved: 11/12/2026