I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania, and I appreciate his raising the point of the war on coal and talking about the economic benefits of coal in Pennsylvania. I don't know if anybody noticed, but deep in that 21-page declaration of war on coal, or the climate change document, the President actually talks about another important fossil fuel that Pennsylvania is tapping into--and that's gas--in the attack on methane. So those that think perhaps natural gas will be the next great fuel to replace coal ought to think again, because as soon as they have their way shutting down every coal plant, they'll be after the gas plants as well. We truly need an all-of-the-above. At this time I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Reed).
Kevin Cramer: “I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania, and I appreciate his raising the point of the war on coal and talking about the…”
On the recordJune 26, 2013
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