Tom Harkin actually said...

I'll have one last question, after I yield to Senator Byrd, and it's going to involve your comment about this open investigation by MSHA.

I think that we need these people to be sworn in and everyone tell what they know, so we can get to the bottom of this.

Is your mine organized? Is it represented by a labor union?

In fact, in 2009, the number of fatalities in coal mines reached a low of 18.