Political Quotes

“I thank Chair Latta for his leadership, and I rise in support of H.R. 3015, the National Coal Council Reestablishment Act. Mr. Speaker, for decades, the National Coal Council was a powerful voice for coal and a timeless champion for American workers and American communities. Coal fueled the factories, powered our homes, and helped build the greatest economy this world has ever known. It is ridiculous to neglect this. I feel today is a Paul Revere moment, where we are calling to everyone to realize that the meltdown is coming. What I mean by that is the grid is going to melt down. Simply, all one has to do is go back in time three Christmases ago, when the American grid pretty much was hours away from melting down. Mr. Speaker, look at California and Texas. Look at the meltdowns that have happened there. The grid is not stable. The grid needs to be redone, and every coal plant that I toured in Ohio said three Christmases ago, the call was: We need more generated power, and we need it right now, and there was no more to give. All we have to do is look at is the opposition party wants to celebrate the European Union, and what does the European Union do? They look for power from countries like Russia, like China, and like India to use their coal-powered, generated plants to support their grid. However, in America, we cannot wait to put coal factories out of business.”