Robert Byrd: “I do not accept that job losses in the coal industry are an inevitable consequence of cleaner air and water.”

The Senate has been the last fortress of minority rights and freedom of speech in this Republic for more than two centuries. I pray the Senators will pause and reflect before ignoring that history and tradition in favor of the political…

Thank you for more than 40 years of standing up for coalminers.

makes the majority leader and the majority party the subject of the minority, subject to the control and the will of the minority.

Let us also hope that this hearing will provide information on the Government and company officials who should be held accountable.