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We like to do the heavy lifting, and we will continue to do it.

Oh, it is not going down.

You have to be in the real world. And the real world is you better have so much reliable power and coal is going to play a major part, 30 percent or more, for the next 20, 30 years.

Well, if we can get you all--can we get any written statements in support of that because we are working with the Department of Energy.

I am very much concerned about that because I remember the Polar Vortex.

Well, West Virginia is happy to continue to provide the power that keeps the East Coast lit up.

All of the renewables, God bless them, we like it. We like wind, solar, we like it all.

Thank you, Madam Chairman. Thank all of you.

We have got to make sure that energy resiliency and that we do an infrastructure bill it isn't just the bricks and mortar for transportation.

We have got to understand when we debate these issues we are all sensitive that there are consequences with it.

By listening to our veteran constituents, we were able to take their idea and turn it into a piece of legislation that will help all veterans.

After many years of effort and turns in the road, we are pleased the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 will eventually become a reality for our Veterans.

We believe that veteran education benefits are not a cost of war, but instead a right of service.

And another one for me are the Gold Star families that lose a loved one in service to our great Nation and then find out that we are not treating them the same as others.

And I think the Purple Heart recipients, I mean, that goes without saying.

I want to also acknowledge Congressman David McKinley and Congresswoman Dina Titus for recognizing this challenge early.

What better way to fill a high-tech job than by helping a qualified veteran obtain the education they need to compete for these high paying positions.

I think the Guard and Reserve, that is bothered me since I have been here that we didn't call a Guard and Reservist a veteran and it just bothered me, tremendously bothered me.