Barack Obama actually said...

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

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

And we're going to keep doing everything we can to help our businesses take the baton and power our recovery today and lead us to a more hop...

I call upon the citizens of our Nation to pray, or otherwise give thanks, in accordance with their own faiths and consciences.