Melanie Stansbury actually said...

"This is a national security issue. This is an issue that affects every aspect of our economy."

"These issues that we cover in the Natural Resources Committee at large, and especially the oversight that we do in this Committee, are of great personal concern to me and to the communities that I rep..."

"It is absolutely critical that our workers, our unions, and our communities have a strong voice in every aspect of how we plan those local, regional, and national economies."

"Let me be clear. We cannot mine and permit our way out of this problem."