So we disagree in the strongest possible terms with the agenda this administration has adopted for your regulatory progr...
It's important that we get things right here in Washington. That starts with setting the right priorities in the budget.
I wish we could free up that money for economic development to bring in the new jobs of this world that we live in today...
the States have the premier authority in regulating mining operations, and yet they tell me that it is like talking to a...
The proceeds of that ought to be going back to those areas where it came from, but if it is only for reforestation, it w...
I have got able-bodied young men with families formerly making $70,000, $80,000 a year in the mining business now trying...
I have got 9,000 miners in my district laid off in the last few years.
The States, as I said, are primarily responsible for most of the regulatory work, but yet OSM is asking for a $5.5 milli...
The few times when OSM has asked for the States for comments on draft documents, the timeframes they are given to answer...
I appreciate the expeditious manner in which your Department handled those issues.
I also appreciate that the Department has finally observed this committee's strong insistence that you would refrain fro...
I am hopeful that this subcommittee can continue its track record of working collaboratively under regular order, to dra...
Well, majority rules in this country, right?
Thank you for holding this important hearing.
I have serious concerns about the administration's position on coal-fired power generation in developing countries.
Our contributions to international financial institutions must be targeted to ensure that we are promoting what Secretar...
The EPA's regulations, which are constitutionally dubious, have brought coal mining to a screeching halt and coal-fired ...
World energy demand continues to rise with 90 percent of increased energy demand driven by the needs of developing count...
