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Let me deny the person who I know is addicted. Let me try to help that person.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, also for the fine job you do and allowing all of us to participate.

Let us put them on an even tax credit playing field so that fair is fair.

There was no plan for a major policy shift in energy, and that is what we have got to correct.

Those credits should only be used in a germane energy where the losses are.

If you are going to use these tax extenders--they call them tax extenders--they are credits.

I do not know what else to call it. I really do not because it has been singly targeted in the Appalachian region.

The thing that I was most appalled by and why I am most upset about the present Administration under President Obama, there was no plan.

Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky are being crushed right now, and the social problems that come along with the declining education, increased drug problems and a lack of opportunity and pride to be able to work are very autumnal.

I would hope that we could use the opportunity with a change in Administration, regardless of which direction it goes, to step in and settle the Clean Power Plan litigation.

Make sure that any jobs that we could bring here are going to be West Virginia jobs first?

If a firm is not confident that it can find the workers that it needs... all the good positive tax climate, infrastructure... are not going to matter.

The economy is what we are worried about and how in the world do we jumpstart this economy?

And that is the Clean Power Plan?

So you can basically have a multi-faceted plant that produces off of gas, taking advantage of gas prices versus coal prices and is more reliable?

If anything, they fought you every step of the way and probably increased the cost by ?

I am more concerned today than I have ever been in the State of West Virginia when we have under 50 percent of the people that are eligible to be working as adults working and performing.

Ninety-four percent of our electricity in West Virginia comes from coal. We are switching it rapidly, very rapidly.