Hearings

Full Committee

Opening Statements:

• Senior Republican Member John Kline (MN)  

Press Release:

• Republicans Press for Stronger Mine Safety Laws (July 13, 2010)

Witnesses and Testimony:

Witness List

Panel One

• The Honorable Joseph A. Main 
  Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Administration
  U.S. Department of Labor
  Arlington, Virginia

• Dr. David Michaels 
  Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  U.S. Department of Labor
  Washington, D.C. 

• The Honorable M. Patricia Smith 
  Solicitor
  U.S. Department of Labor
  Washington, D.C.

Panel Two

• Dr. Larry Grayson
  Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering
  The Pennsylvania State University
  University Park, Pennsylvania

• Lynn Rhinehart 
  General Counsel
  AFL-CIO
  Washington, D.C.

• Cecil Roberts, Jr.  
  President
  United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) 
  Triangle, Va.

• Jonathan Snare, Esq.
  Partner
  Morgan and Lewis LLP
  Testifying on behalf of
  Coalition for Workplace Safety
  Washington, D.C. 

• Stanley “Goose” Stewart
  Coal Miner 
  Upper Big Branch Mine
  West Virginia 

• Bruce Watzman
  Senior Vice President for Regulatory Affairs
  National Mining Association
  Washington, D.C.