he there are some concerns. some talk about the potential economic impact saying, we must call a time-out on the regulations. the obama administration seems unlikely to do that. they don t seem to take the hint from the mid-term election is the agenda is waiting to be reviver. they are going to regulate and they couldn t legislate. even with the republicans taking control of the house and more republicans in the senate, some experts say there is little they can do to stop the e.p.a. from moving forward but they are expected to try. shannon: thank you, mike. senator jay rock feller is asking for update on the government investigation in the april fifth, upper big branch mine explosion. rockefeller says families of the 29 miners that were killed haven t been briefed since september.