Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Montana jobs and to rally against this administration's war on American coal. In Montana, coal means good-paying jobs. Those are blue collar, union jobs. Coal means economic opportunity. Coal means affordable utilities for families and manufacturers, and coal means Montana. In the words of Crow Chairman Old Coyote: For the Crow people, there are no jobs that compare to the coal job. The wages and benefits exceed anything else that is available. A war on coal is a war on the Crow people. Montana could lead the Nation in coal production; but, unfortunately, President Obama and his EPA are waging a more aggressive war on coal than they are against ISIS. Montana alone, and our coal, produces $1.7 billion in royalty payments; and that pays for schools, bridges, and our infrastructure. The EPA's Clean Power Plan will kill Montana jobs. Those are real jobs, like in the Rosebud mine in Colstrip, and across our State. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to support Montana and support our Nation's energy independence through coal. ____________________”