House OKs Bill To Bolster Mine Safety

January 16, 2008, 9:24pm

The House today narrowly passed a bill designed to improve mine safety despite a veto threat from the White House. The vote was 214-199.

Here are debate excerpts floor speeches by Democrats George Miller of California, Tim Bishop of New York, Rush Holt of New Jersey and John Yarmuth of Kentucky.

Categories: New York, California, Kentucky, New Jersey, Producer's Picks, Labor, John Yarmuth, Communications, Timothy Bishop, George Miller, Natural Resources, Rush Holt

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