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Jim Webb: “We have a continuing duty to establish, and insist upon, proper standards of safety for those who work in this industry.”

On the recordApril 26, 2010
We have a continuing duty to establish, and insist upon, proper standards of safety for those who work in this industry.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Webb emphasizes the responsibility of Congress to ensure miners' safety.

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