[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 26691]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 337--DESIGNATING DECEMBER 6, 2009, AS ``NATIONAL 
                              MINERS DAY''

  Mr. REID (for Mr. Byrd (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller)) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 337

       Whereas the foundations of civilization are constructed 
     from, advanced by, and sustained with, the materials procured 
     with the sweat and blood of miners;
       Whereas the miners of the United States have labored long 
     and hard over our nation's existence to make it the 
     economically strong, militarily secure Nation that it is 
     today;
       Whereas miners and their families have achieved, provided, 
     and sacrificed so much for the betterment of their fellow 
     Americans;
       Whereas miners have struggled, in their lives and in their 
     work, to obtain health and safety protections;
       Whereas the terrible mining tragedy at Monongah, West 
     Virginia, that occurred on December 6, 1907, is recognized 
     for causing the greatest loss of lives in American industrial 
     history, and this tragedy helped to launch the national 
     effort to secure the safety and health of our miners that 
     continues to this day; and
       Whereas miners still today risk life and limb in their 
     labors: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates December 6, 2009, as ``National Miners 
     Day'', in appreciation, honor, and remembrance of the 
     accomplishments and sacrifices of the miners of the Nation; 
     and
       (2) encourages the people of the United States to 
     participate in local and national activities celebrating and 
     honoring the contributions of miners.

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