John Yarmuth actually said...

According to the title of this hearing, we are going to hear about the perspective of coal communities, but let me assure you, the concerns ...

We knew that then. And yet coal-mining employment still increased from 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.

They are interested in their health and the harm mountaintop removal mining is doing to their families, friends and neighbors.

We must also consider the impact on the communities that are downwind.