claim: 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."
author: tom rooney
evidence_1: 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.
evidence_2: aug 29, 2012 ... set down your screwdrivers and bags of seeds! ... the obama administration " even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!".
evidence_3: 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 ...
evidence_4: 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.
evidence_5: 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 ...