Jim Matheson: “I represent the Second Congressional District of Utah, and that includes the Crandall Canyon Mine where this past August…”

“I represent the Second Congressional District of Utah, and that includes the Crandall Canyon Mine where this past August I think everyone in this country is aware of the coal mining accident that occurred where six men were trapped, and during the rescue attempt, three rescuers were killed in a cave-in. There were a lot of emotions that we all felt and shared during that disaster; but beyond those emotions, I think something that must have crossed all of our minds as we all watched this tragedy unfold was a question, and that was, how is it as the rescuers tried to locate these six trapped men that we can't know exactly where they are, that there isn't some kind of signal or beacon or some way to communicate such that we can have a better sense of exactly where the six men were trapped? I think that's a question that a lot of us have, and here in Congress, as a member of the House Science Committee, I asked those questions, and the committee collectively, majority and minority, has looked at that issue.”