Roy Blunt actually said...

Spending our Federal dollars to kill the use of coal in this country but not improve our Nation's water infrastructure is a far cry from a c...

I do not know how many Senators have holds on the nominee, but it must be so many that there is no interest in doing anything about the hold...

if the rule is promulgated it absolutely prohibits future activity in this area?

I think there are $220 million of private funds that have already been pledged.