Widows of dead coal miners rallied Wednesday at the Capitol alongside miners and labor supporters to push legislation they claim would strengthen safety laws for those working underground.
Proponents urged House lawmakers to have a swift committee vote that would get the mine safety legislation to the House floor.
They say the legislation would save lives by imposing more stringent safety requirements on coal mine operators.
"We need this bill passed," said Melissa Lee, whose husband Jimmy Lee was killed in the Kentucky Darby Mine explosion last year. "This has to be something that protects the other men who are providing for their families."
With the 2007 General Assembly session half over, the legislation has not yet come up for a committee vote.
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