Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for the opportunity for the next hour to bring to the attention of the House of Representatives and to the American people some very important issues pertaining to America's potential to be energy secure. This is an…

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…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Kentucky for his good leadership on this important topic on the importance of coal as a major player in our energy fleet. If I could just for a second, Mr. Speaker, inquire about the balance of time…

Mr. Speaker, a couple of weeks ago, our President announced his intention to unilaterally disarm our national defense by cutting back our nuclear deterrent. This week, he announced his intention to unilaterally disarm our entire economy by…

Thank you for sharing that, and for the invitation. I very much appreciate your referencing the cost of energy. Affordable energy, after all, really is a driving factor in many other investment decisions and job opportunities. And I think…

Thank you so much. Thanks for your stories. I think they illustrate so beautifully the importance of an all-of-the-above energy policy that keeps prices rolling. You know, one of the things I thought about as you were talking about jobs…

I thank the gentleman for his leadership today and his leadership on this important legislation coming out of the Natural Resources Committee. I would like to speak specifically to some more economic opportunity as illustrated from my home…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the gentleman from Kentucky's speaking to the issue of coal, because like oil and gas, coal is also important to North Dakota. It's an industry that's been around for decades. In fact, we really learned…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. I especially appreciate your reference to the Keystone pipeline and to the importance of the role of electric cooperatives. A lot of people forget that there is a Keystone pipeline. There was…

Thank you so much for your insights and your experience in this very important industry of coal and all of the things that it supports and that support it. I think that an appropriate way to sort of wrap this discussion up is to remind…

my personal belief is that efficiency ought to be its own reward.