Barack Obama actually said...

I continue to believe that domestic oil production is an important part of our overall strategy for energy security, but I've always said it...

Let us remember in our thoughts and prayers those suffering from natural disasters in Haiti, Chile, and elsewhere.

It is the responsibility of all of us, from mine operators to the Federal Government, to prevent such tragedies from happening again.

I refuse to accept any number of miner deaths as simply the cost of mining.