Robert Byrd: “This is a clear record. A blatant disregard for the welfare and the safety of Massey miners. Shame.”

Twenty-nine men are now dead dead dead simply because they went to work that morning.

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

Never, in my view, had America been led by such a dangerous head of state.

I have said that, as long as the Senate retains the power to amend and the power of unlimited debate, the liberties of the people will remain secure.