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And so it is no political accident that we are talking to a member of congress from california. you are chairman, though, you are in a position in power to make something happen and it is important to hear your voice on this. the president has suggested, i think, in his comments that the bush administration, his predecessors, were somehow more lax on this than we have seen in the past. can we really look back at the record and say its -- or democrats have been somehow better than republicans on ...

The industry, with some wonderful exceptions in representatives pup b representatives. but they control things like its the 1800s as opposed to 2010. the factor the matter is they continue to jeopardize lives. you have this mixed signal. 2009 was the safest year in many, many years in mining history and then at the end of this comes this accident. but the fact of the matter is the law is inadequate to provide the kind of protection that these miners are entitled to. its just that simple. the law...

Issue and we could not make that happen tonight. and so it is no political accident that we are talking to a member of congress from california. you are chairman, though, you are in a position in power to make something happen and it is important to hear your voice on this. the president has suggested, i think, in his comments that the bush administration, his predecessors, were somehow more lax on this than we have seen in the past. can we really look back at the record and say its -- or democr...

Wonderful exceptions in representatives. but they control things like its the 1800s as opposed to 2010. the fact of the matter is, they continue to jeopardize lives. you have this mixed signal. 2009 was the safest year in many, many years in mining history and then at the end of this comes this accident. but the fact of the matter is the law is inadequate to provide the kind of protection that these miners are entitled to. its just that simple. the law is inadequate. and everybody recognizes the...

Ventilation problems, isnt that an indication these workers were going into an unsafe workplace? >> it certainly is when you see repeat violations. i think were going to have to look at what happens in the investigations, in the weeks and months ahead, but its really important to say that massey energy has a, is well-known for its sort of aggressive mining practices, for flouting mountain top mining laws. it is well-known for its behavior in the coal fields. >> when youre doing research on coal ...