Apr 29, 2012 ... said the rules would threaten a way of life, even preventing kids from operating a  battery-powered screwdriver or a pressurized garden hose. ... The Labor  Department said it withdrew the proposal in response to thousands of ...  Wednesday with the title, “If I wanted America to fail, I'd ban kids from farm work.
Aug 29, 2012 ... Set down your screwdrivers and bags of seeds! ... The Obama administration " even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!".
Mar 21, 2012 ... The language of the proposed rule is so specific it would even ban youth from  operating a battery powered screwdriver or a pressurized garden ...
Apr 27, 2012 ... Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo. ...  its controversial proposed restrictions on youth working on family farms. ... The  language of the proposed rule was so specific it would even ban youth from  operating a battery powered screwdriver or a pressurized garden hose.
Apr 26, 2012 ... "American farmers and ranchers received welcome news this evening: ... its  proposed youth farm labor rule, which would have fundamentally altered ...  Instead it will work with rural stakeholders – such as the American Farm Bureau  ... would even ban youth from operating a battery powered screwdriver or a ...
A proposed U.S. Labor Department rule for children working on farms "would even ban youth from operating a battery-powered screwdriver or a pressurized garden hose."