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I applaud the decision by the prosecutors to seek the death penalty for this terrible crime.

No one seems to want to come to a balance where we can provide between the environment and the economy, and I think that's our biggest frustration.

Understanding how this country, Ms. Schneider and Mr. Heckler, all of you believe that you can go without the resources that we have been providing and we are trying to do that in a better way.

I have not found a person in my state that does not care, that's not just the environmentalists that wanted the clean air and clean water, but also they want to have a balance to where they can make a living and provide the energy.

You think it has all been because of a target on mountain top mining?

Is it even feasible to meet the standards or requests they are requiring?

But I am saying have you not seen any improvements whatsoever?

If you lived in West Virginia and your family or your community basically is trying to make improvements and trying to do things with what they are supposed to be able to do what is reasonable, would you think that there is a continued…

Improvements have been made. I would say I know that Senator Warren's questioning and Mr. Hecker's response basically has West Virginia in the crosshairs.

What I'm advocating is that all industries, the coal industry included, should have to meet minimum Federal floor of compliance with water quality standards.

It will affect, well I don't mean that, we are already affected in our state drastically by some of these rules.

Basically this rule takes an awful lot of the resources this country has had and it has depended on over the years basically out of any type of production.

All we are looking for is that balance.

Well the people who get hurt the most are the elderly and the poor who pay the higher prices and cannot afford it.

The country cannot function, can it?

You are entitled to your opinion, you are just not entitled to your own facts.

Now the Administration is trying to stop low cost energy and good paying jobs at the mine itself with the Stream Protection Rule.

The Administration is doing little to facilitate domestic supplies on the global market as we struggle with approval for coal export terminals in the U.S.