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A newly obtained memo outlines a Republican commissioner's use of a "Network" of inside and outside advisers when weighing personnel matters at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.

"The power struggle inside a federal commission shows the real-world consequences of the Senate’s confirmation bottleneck." "Sixteen months into the Biden presidency, Republicans still effectively control a federal agency that oversees mine safety, frustrating miner advocates who say the Trump nominees will continue to hand down decisions friendly to mine operators. Not many

The power struggle inside a federal commission shows the real-world consequences of the Senate’s confirmation bottleneck.

Two top staffers at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission have been put on leave, as the FBI and prosecutors subpoena documents.

House Oversight and Reform Committee Republicans are investigating the head of a mine safety panel, but he says the GOP lawmakers have it backward.

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