Robert Byrd: “We have learned as a Nation that we must maintain a constant, capable, and vigilant posture to protect ourselves against…”

Mr. Blankenship, why, why, why so many fatalities at Massey mines?

Massey mines were cited for 31,000 violations. This means that, on the average during that 10 year period, a miner was seriously injured every other day.

Thank you for more than 40 years of standing up for coalminers.

Twenty-nine men are now dead dead dead simply because they went to work that morning.