>> i was not. >> so they lined the pockets of those who protect them. also legislation has been introduced. we'll touch on that in a moment and why has it got hung up in the partisan halls of congress. as you see it right now, there really is nothing out there that will change the way these mining companies operate? >> i think the explosion will. certainly, all eyes are on this guy, all eyes are on the industry. the law that passed in 2006 was sold at the time as the biggest overhaul of the mining industry in 30 years. if that didn't work, they will have to go back to the drawing board and find something that does. >> let me tell you why that didn't work. i'm glad you brought that up. george miller, who was the chairman of the house education and labor committee, they passed it. as committee chairman, he pressed for additional mine safety reforms beyond the requirements for legislation you talked about in 2006, following the explosion in the sego mine