Jim Costa actually said...

"I think some of the other changes that I discussed was to make sure that the revenues that were raised, that a certain percentage of it goes back to the areas where in fact they were mined so that the..."

"Accordingly, we respectfully request that Congress act as expeditiously as possible to consider these proposals and to pass House Resolution 699."

"Finally, we should remember that for some communities the need to change the mining laws right to mine and lack of environmental protections simply cannot afford delay."

"In this time of economic crisis let us not be mislead into letting an outdated boondoggle hang on the books."