Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for his comments and for his passion. We have been fighting this Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Stream Protection Rule for almost 5 years now--actually, longer than that--because we know what happened when the Obama administration came in. That was one of the first things that they set their targets on and, through a series of exposing their flaws and inconsistencies in their rulemaking, we were able to stop it. But they have been persistent. Now we need the American people to sound off, and we need the American people to understand how this is going to affect them. I thank the gentleman for his comments. One thing, Mr. Speaker, I want to make sure we assert is, you know, we have heard a lot of passionate talk about the coal industry, and you may hear even more before this Special Order is over this evening. But I want to make sure we understand we are talking about modernizing America's energy infrastructure. H.R. 8 is called the Architecture of Abundance. Yes, it is about coal, but it is about much more than just coal. It is about modernizing our energy infrastructure, protecting the electricity system, strengthening energy security and diplomacy across the globe, and improving energy efficiency and, importantly, holding the Federal Government accountable for a real all- of-the-above energy policy that guarantees America's energy, security, and independence. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the great State of Louisiana (Mr.…”