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Them. that s the kind of letter people used to write when they went off to vietnam in my era. that s not the kind of letters they re supposed to write when they get their dinner bucket and go to work in the united states of america. congress should stand up and take a position. we re not going to tolerate this. this is united states of america. joining me now is democratic congressman george miller, a californian. he is chair of the educational labor committee and sits on the natural resources committee. congressman, good to have you with us tonight on this very serious subject. i don t think anybody could say it any better than cecil roberts. is it time for action? will something happen in the wake of this terrible travesty? i think clearly it s time for action. i do believe that the congress will respond. the senate started hearings. we have initiated our investigation. and we re fully prepared to do that. we understand exactly what has taken place here. the mining laws, the mine