Doug LaMalfa: “We are obviously extraordinarily concerned about regulation that we simply can't afford and that doesn't fix an actual…”

But that costs a lot of money to the taxpayers. We always say Government needs to do something. It is the taxpayers that pays for all of this.

We greatly appreciate the leadership of Representative Fischbach, Representative LaMalfa and Representative Thompson for the introduction of the HEN Act.

The Republicans didn't leave those pieces of legislation that Reagan and others have signed. They left us, OK?

Now, if you were a miner, if you were anybody else, that would probably be life in prison for what they are doing there.