them. that s the kind of letter people used to write when they went off to vietnam in my era. that s not the kind of letters they re supposed to write when they get their dinner bucket and go to work in the united states of america. congress should stand up and take a position. we re not going to tolerate this. this is united states of america. joining me now is democratic congressman george miller, a californian. he is chair of the educational labor committee and sits on the natural resources committee. congressman, good to have you with us tonight on this very serious subject. i don t think anybody could say it any better than cecil roberts. is it time for action? will something happen in the wake of this terrible travesty? i think clearly it s time for action. i do believe that the congress will respond. the senate started hearings. we have initiated our investigation. and we re fully prepared to do that. we understand exactly what has taken place here. the mining laws, the mine
been very clear that that s not what they want. they ve spoken loud and clearly all through the summer, through the fall, through emails, through how they voted, that s not the place to start. we ought to start with a blank piece of paper and see what it is we can agree on. unfortunately for your side, that s not going to happen. the white house has made it pretty clear, congressman. you are one of 19 republicans who are going to sit down across the table from the president and his team tomorrow at blair house. what expertise do you bring? what are you going to be able to how will you counter the president s argument? i think we collectively have put together a pretty good team on the republican side. the house and senate, some of us have expertise in some areas. i m the senior republican on the educational labor committee so employer provided health insurance is something that i ve looked a lot at. but the point is we re going to bring in good market-based solutions. we ve got s