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Re:Stickler Nomination–Politics Influencing A Vote For Safety

With the President set to sign into law the first sweeping reforms to mine safety in 28 years, reforms that will better protect the nation’s miners, MSHA needs a leader who understands mining and mine safety first hand. I am disappointed that some Senators have allowed politics to influence their vote for a permanent director of this vitally important agency.

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