House Committee Passes Mine Bill but Bush Threatens to Veto Mine Safety Funding
31st October 2007
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Loading ...New mine safety legislation aimed at preventing mine disasters, improving emergency response and reducing long-term health risks such as Black Lung was approved today by the House Education and Labor Committee.
But the Bush administration's budget and staffing cuts have raised new concerns about the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA's) failure to conduct mandatory quarterly mine safety inspections in mines across the country, including one where a West Virginia coal miner was killed Sunday.