04/10/2013
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"I am hopeful that this subcommittee can continue its track record of working collaboratively under regular order, to draft thoughtful and responsible bills to fund our Federal Government."
"I also appreciate that the Department has finally observed this committee's strong insistence that you would refrain from cutting the Office of Surface Mining State Grant Programs."
"I appreciate the expeditious manner in which your Department handled those issues."
"The few times when OSM has asked for the States for comments on draft documents, the timeframes they are given to answer are unrealistic, some less than 5 days to respond to OSM."