Phil Smith
Phil Smith
according frankly law miners wishes
No one went in. And that's frankly as it should be because if this is going to play out the right way according to law and according to the wishes of the miners then all the representatives of the miners should be there.
agency sure
We need to make sure that MSHA is an agency that enforces the laws.
glad rules sort taking wait
We're glad to see that MSHA is taking this step, but we want to wait to see what sort of rules come out of this process.
believe voice whether word
We don't really have a voice on whether they should reopen the mine. If they believe it's ready, we're going to have to take their word for it, and so will the miners.
city closely develop expect plan work
We would expect to work very closely with the city as we develop a plan for the land.
bad campaign director good represent start tough wasps
Yes, Wasps represent a tough start to the campaign especially with Ian McGeechan now their director of rugby, but, like every other team, they can have good and bad days.
ahead believe career entire figure figuring increase laws needs production safety somebody spent trying
We believe it needs to be somebody who has not spent their entire career figuring out how to put production ahead of safety and trying to figure out how to circumvent safety laws so they can increase the productivity.
dry followed spring start weather week wet worst
It's usually after we see about a week of 70-degree weather that we start to see a problem. It usually is when you have a wet spring followed by a warm, dry summer. That's what we had in 2003 when we had our worst outbreak.
eight hours ought oxygen position takes walk
It's always been our position if it takes you eight hours to walk out of a mine, then there ought to be eight hours of oxygen for you to do that.
coal companies creates government mine operators required telling therefore
It will take the government telling the coal companies 'You must do it,' and therefore it creates a market. But if mine operators aren't required to put them in the mines, the mine operators won't do it.
business deal developer entire hope order owner percent peter property work
We hope to make arrangements with the 40 percent owner (local developer Peter Solomon) to do something with the entire property and not just 60 percent. Our first order of business is to work with Mr. Solomon to make a deal for that to happen.
gate refused
We were at the gate and refused entry.
behalf believe carefully coal ensure miners nominee review senate
We believe that the Senate should carefully review this appointment to ensure that this nominee will be the kind of watchdog on behalf of American coal miners that they need.
kept shots
Those were big shots for us. They kept us in the game.