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Mark Takano: “Today, as you know, it is a mere misdemeanor. Would that deter such conduct as we saw in the Upper Big Branch mine where…”

On the recordJune 19, 2019
Today, as you know, it is a mere misdemeanor. Would that deter such conduct as we saw in the Upper Big Branch mine where 29 miners were killed on April 5, 2010.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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Takano highlights the inadequacy of current penalties for serious mining safety violations.

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