I know we have heard a lot about those BTOP grants that some states got through stimulus states like mine, Louisiana, that didn't get it yet have been moving forward on their own with building out an interoperable network because we can't…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks for having the hearing and again for your leadership in getting this done in the first place, something that hadn't been done for years and years in Congress finally actually getting written into law.

the war on coal has been duly noted, you know, you see so much coal being exported because you can't even use it in this country today

But you have repeatedly indicated that our plants are safe and that regulatory changes are often referred to as safety enhancements.

I think you could probably be a lot more efficient, you might want to call the White House to tell him, just park Air Force One.

we actually cut our own budgets here in the House

we need to start controlling spending, because 40 cents of every dollar is borrowed money

The consensus is we want the sequester numbers to come in and to finally see spending reduced in Washington.

You are using it as a national model, but the people building it are saying it shouldn't be used as some kind of national model.

the Obama administration has a war on coal, and I think their objectives have been stated over the years.

these high energy costs hit low income families the hardest.

there is bipartisan interest in ending this war on coal and getting back to an economy that can function.