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Manchin Joe Manchin III
On Saturday, Gov. Joe Manchin III, whose state is still reeling from the deaths of 12 miners in Sago after a Jan. 2 explosion, expressed anguish and pledged to introduce legislation to speed up emergency response to mine disasters, employ technology to track miners electronically and mandate reserve oxygen supplies inside mines on Monday to improve mine safety. Mr. Manchin also said he would go to Washington to press the federal government for changes and vowed to make sure that every brave miner, every brave worker in this state knows they're in the safest conditions humanly possible. Joe Manchin III, whose state is still reeling from the deaths of 12 miners in Sago after a Jan. 2 explosion, expressed anguish Saturday and pledged to introduce legislation on Monday to improve mine safety. Mr. Manchin said at a news conference that he couldn't tell them the pain that they had. The governor said he would introduce legislation to speed up emergency response to mine disasters, employ technology to track miners electronically and mandate reserve oxygen supplies inside mines. Mr. Manchin also said he would go to Washington to press the federal government for changes and vowed to make sure that every brave miner, every brave worker in this state knows they're in the safest conditions humanly possible. 