even as the house republicans press to cut programs, they are leaving their own office expense accounts unchanged. draft legislations support by republicans and democrats on the house appropriations committee would freeze the budget for lawmaker staff travel and office expenses at $574 million. well, businesses may be concerned about the cost of regulations, a new study suggesting enforcing workplace health and safety rules can save lives without compromising the company s bottom line. the findings come from decade-long look at hundreds of california work sites subject to random safety inspections and researchers found that inspected companies reduced their injury claims by about 9.5% with no impact on profits. the u.s. chamber of commerce says inspections and principle are not a problem and it complains about a gotcha mentality under the current administration. the study was done and published in the journal of science. the white house ordering federal, state and local priso