"I think coal operators can no longer safely make investments, because the EPA has removed some regulatory certainty."
"Moreover, America's reserves of coal, the source of half of all electrical power in the United States, are unsurpassed, accounting for over 28 percent of the world's total reserves."
"What has changed is the way those permits are granted, what--the scrutiny or just the enhanced review process, that's what's changed."
"The permitorium on coal operations is not the only place where EPA has been hurting economic growth."
"The negative impact, I think of the EPA's action upon jobs, in my view, is obvious."
"If you knew all the things government was going to require you to do, would you have started?"
"Taxpayers will end up billions of dollars short due to the money given to GM, and its far from clear that the bailout has succeeded in its goals of revitalizing the company."
"American auto companies have long been a symbol of the industrial vigor that has made our country strong and prosperous."
"You can't have all this taxpayer money at risk, an Auto Task Force selected by the President, you replaced the board, you replaced the CEO of General Motors, and say we are not running the company. It..."
"There were winners and losers selected."
"I always look forward to working with the gentleman from Cleveland."