House Subpoenas Mining Accident Papers

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Sep 24, 5:33 PM EDT
House Subpoenas Mining Accident Papers

By JENNIFER TALHELM
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House committee has issued a subpoena demanding that Labor Secretary Elaine Chao give up documents related to the Aug. 6 coal mine collapse in Utah that killed nine people. Lawmakers say they have exhausted other options.

Last month, the House Education and Labor Committee asked for a slew of records related to the department's oversight of the Crandall Canyon mine, including internal communications with the mine operators.

A spokesman for Chairman George Miller, D-Calif., said Monday that while Chao's agency has given the committee some of the requested information, it hasn't yet produced the internal documents.

The committee has no choice but to subpoena the information, Miller spokesman Tom Kiley said. Chao has until 5 p.m. on Oct. 9 to produce the records.




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[DavidDvorkin]

1. Subpoenas will be ignored

Congress will do nothing.

[kestrel91316]

3. You are correct.

[BRLIB]

2. The mine owner has already asserted executive privilege

(he is an executive right?) and Bush has issued a preemptive pardon.

Them mine owner also says he is looking for the real killers.....