with a agregregious findings could y have shut the mine down? >> on 48 occasions msha went in that mine in 2009 and shut them down using the full measure of the law they had and the authority under the law which says once you correct a problem, you can put it back to work. and the mine did that. there is no silver bullet. we've asked congress to consider that. we've tried to come up with ways to what a holistic way to deal with the mine that's seen an immediate danger. we used that at the freedom mine in 2010. it took us three months to get there. >> it didn't shut down and a disaster occurred. that is a fact. >> the gentleman's time has expired. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. thank you mr. secretary for being here today. this may seem a little repeptive, but i want to be clear. the first question is, if you look at msha's fy 13 congressional budget justification, it provides that msha is vigorously pursuing procedures to ensure miners are aware of their rights to report hazards without fear of discrimination, can you tell me what you wer

we agreed it was agregregious, was of high concern -- >> who? >> the deputy administrator, the chief of staff, the commissioner, the senior counselor, and myself. >> mr. robertson, mr. pek, ms. brit ta -- >> mr. leads and myself. and we discussed this report and we agreed it was egregious and we were eager to get the final report so we could act. it took nine months before we were able to receive a final report. i will say that had i had had that report earlier, i felt i could have moved much more strongly with respect to -- >> we will come deeper into those details. mr. walls? >> thank you, mr. chairman. and ms. johnson, i want to make sure i avoid generalizations and myself and this committee as a whole the interest is not for grand standing and while the loss of your career is personally tragic to you, i have to tell you if you will excuse e me, my concern relies with the taxpayers today. i don't doubt your sincerity that you're sorry this happened, but i hope you recognize the magnitude of how this reaches. it's just incredibly difficult for

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