On the recordApril 17, 2013
I thank the gentlelady, and appreciate her comments on the fact that certainly affordable electricity is part of this discussion. And it's particularly important to recognize that the war on coal affects everybody, not just coal miners, not just people in the power industry, but seniors on fixed income. Over half of American households devote more than 20 percent of their family budget to energy costs, more than double 10 years ago, and so this matters to every middle class family in America. At this time I'd like to yield to my colleague, the gentleman from Kentucky, the chair of the Energy Subcommittee.
