Harry Reid actually said...

We owe all workers action. We owe them accountability. We owe them assurance that when they go to work every day they are not alone.

Safety is also about State and Federal Government stepping in; I think, toughening up our laws, where appropriate.

We vowed to improve safety in the mines, and we passed the MINERs Act, which we thought was pretty good.

Unless operators do what the law requires of them, and do so each and every day--not just when a government inspector is physically on site-...