"there is a definite war on coal. It has been planned by this administration"
"We want this present tense, not future tense. Does that make sense? It should be going on now."
"The Commerce Clause confers enormous potential power on Congress."
"When we create policies to protect human health and the environment, when should we defer to States?"
"I think Congress had good reason for doing that, and I think it is definitely constitutional for Congress to do it."
"Our job is to reconcile those provisions."
"I think that if both State Governments and the Federal Government are able to focus on those areas where they have comparative advantage, we would improve the overall levels of environmental protectio..."
"I don't think there is any serious constitutional argument that somehow or other once the Federal Government acts it needs to preempt more stringent State standards."
"The gentleman yields back his time."
"Those of us who talk about this debate, we are trying to save our coal miner jobs in this country."
"But we are disenfranchising those States that have the nuclear option."