obviously, what we're doing is just delaying the safety of our mine workers.
Is there an increased penalty for contested violations?
OK. I appreciate that.
I want to thank you for having this hearing to recognize the men and women who we have lost on the job, and to talk abou...
I want to express my sincere sympathy to all of the families that are here in this room, and, really, thousands across t...
Well, is there any disincentive for operators to file?
I mean, it seems we have to fix that.
I want you to know this is something I intend to pursue.
We are now re-evaluating whether--when we have a national program--we should allow States to opt out of it, because it w...
Well, Mr. Chairman, this is a serious problem.
We lost seven workers, and it's just had a huge impact.