House Grants Education and Labor Committee Deposition Authority Relating to Mine Health and Safety
May 20, 2010
May 20, 2010
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The House Education & Labor Committee issued the following news release:
The U.S. House of Representatives today granted the Education and Labor Committee the authority to compel witnesses to give depositions as part of the committee's oversight into mine health and safety.
"Last month, we watched as the tragic events unfolded at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. The memory of the 29 miners who lost their lives in that disas . . .
The U.S. House of Representatives today granted the Education and Labor Committee the authority to compel witnesses to give depositions as part of the committee's oversight into mine health and safety.
"Last month, we watched as the tragic events unfolded at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. The memory of the 29 miners who lost their lives in that disas . . .