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The safety of their workers. filing endless appeals instead of paying fines and fixing safety problems. i refuse to accept any number of miner deaths as the cost of doing business. >> joining me, phil hear, former union leader and from the house education committee. good to have you tonight. everything in washington is political. if the democrats can't get behind labor now, in the wake of loss of life here and make some changes, when are they going to do it? >> never, ed. this guy is ridiculous, 450 citations last year, 129 this year, we're only into mid-april. there has to be a way to shut th...

Aren't facing the same unsafe working conditions that led to this disaster. second, i've directed secretary soliz, assistant secretary main and administrator strickland to work with congress to strengthen enforcement of existing laws and close loopholes that permit companies to shirk their responsibilities. stronger mine safety laws were passed in 2006 after the sago mine disaster. but safety violators like massey have still been able to find ways to put their bottom line before the safety of their workers. filing endless appeals instead of paying fines and fixing safety problems. to help ensu...

Procedures. he also called for additional inspections in west virginia mines. the federal government is taking sweeping actions as well. starting today we'll go back and take another look at mines across this country with troubling safety records and get inspectors into those mines immediately to ensure they aren't facing the same unsafe working conditions that led to this disaster. second, i've directed secretary solis, assistant secretary maine and administrator strickland to work with congress to strengthen enforcement of existing laws and close loopholes that permit companies to shirk thei...

Starting today, we'll go back and take another look at mines across this country, with troubling safety records. and get inspectors into those mines, immediately, to ensure they are not facing the same unsafe working conditions, that led to the disaster. second, i have directed secretary solis, assistant secretary maine and administrative strickland to work with congress, to strengthen enforcement of existing laws, and close loopholes that permit companies to shirk their responsibilities. stronger mine safety laws were passed in 2006, after the sago mine disaster and places like massey have be...