Robert Byrd: “As usual, when there are undesirable practices, the partisan blame is pretty nearly evenly divided between the two…”

I don't believe it was because of lack of funding. I don't believe that MSHA lacked enforcement authorities. I don't believe that.

Miners have rights under the law to walk away from an unsafe work environment.

Now, what happened to the Massey officials who allowed these dangerous and illegal practices to exist?

Congress has authorized the most aggressive miner protection laws in the history of the world--history of the universe.