We can't afford any more jobs going to China.

I want to personally thank Chairman Congressman Roe from Tennessee who has been a good friend early on.

When you have these major operations, and when you get a citation and you have to stop work, that means sending people home?

But that doesn't happen.

I called this hearing to allow operators from North Carolina to tell Congress and their representatives how they feel the mine safety agency has operated.

I would like to thank the Chairman.

In addition to that, I have a letter from Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, who knows this area well.

The other that I would ask you for the record that we have a few days here, if you will give us additional examples from perhaps other people that were not here today.

And I thank each of you for your testimony.

But those that have options of mining abroad, do you see us losing more and more jobs to quarries, if there are the natural resources in those foreign countries?

So you wouldn't be in favor of anything that sends more jobs to China?