04/21/2015
https://www.congress.gov...
"Passing long overdue reforms to our Federal mining law which has not been updated since 1872 is critical if we want to address the root cause of this disaster."
"I question whether the Interior Department has the independence and the expertise necessary to conduct this review."
"Why didn't the EPA ask the Inspector General or another Federal agency or group like the National Academies that does not have a conflict of interest?"
"Both the EPA and the contractor knew that there was a risk of a blowout at the Gold King Mine."