Congress must act to restrain the OSM and the EPA.
EPA's obstruction of mining permits and this rule from OSM threatens the very existence of the coal industry.
West Virginia's coal miners, the bravest workers in world, should be confident about their future, enjoying the fruits of their hard work.
These impacts are entirely inconsistent with the mandate Congress gave OSM in the Surface Mining Act and unacceptable to any type of economi...
I am deeply concerned about the direction federal agencies, including the EPA and the OSM, have recently taken in the regulation of the coal...
We do not seek subsidies or handouts. We just want to continue to work at the jobs we know and love.
One of the principal purposes Congress established in the Surface Mining Act was to: 'assure that the coal supply essential to the Nation's ...
Let me just say that under this Administration it's been very onerous as far as trying to get a level playing field or a balance.
this stream protection rule could result in 29,000 hard working American coal miners losing their jobs and wiping out $650 million in wages.
If the administration thinks their policies are helping folks across the country, I invite them to visit my state to see how their actions a...
It is time for this administration to get off the backs of West Virginia's job creators by using common sense and not ideology.
I believe that it inhibits job growth and it sometimes can stymie our economic development.
We need government as our partner, not our adversary.
We believe security of the Nation is the most important thing.
As we know, the West Virginia coal mining industry itself employs over 50,000 people with some incomes reaching $80,000 a year.
All we want is a balance between the environment and the economy.
At the current rate of our deficit spending, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) projects our national debt will exceed $23.1 trillion ...
We are at a crossroads in our Nation's history.
