Alan Lowenthal actually said...

There is no question that help is needed. Reclaiming all of the remaining abandoned coal mines in this country would cost an estimated $10 b...

Volunteers, whether we call them Good Samaritans, Community Reclaimers, or anything else, will simply not be enough to tackle this problem.

I hope that this is an issue that we can look at in more depth this Congress.

Frankly, that is the only way that we will make a significant dent in this problem.