Bill Johnson actually said...

"If you want to talk about costing tens of thousands of direct and indirect coal jobs, and causing electricity rates to go higher, then we should go forward with that goal."

"I want to thank the panel for being here today, as well."

"The preferred rule of OSM would cut down on underground coal mining by as much as 50 percent, and cost tens of thousands of direct and indirect jobs, if it goes forward."

"I want to commend you and the chairman of the Full Committee, Mr. Hastings, for digging deep for the answers to this important issue."