Lamar Alexander actually said...

"I think for West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, all of Appalachia, all those of us who are charged with oversight of environmental laws, consistency, clarity, is at a premium."

"But your administration may not be there. Will it be there for another year-and-a-half? And would you agree that, in order to make sure that we do not have those excess wastes put in valley streams ag..."

"People come to Tennessee, and to other parts of Appalachia, to see the natural beauty, not to see smoggy air, massive ridgetop towers or excess waste piled into streams."

"The legislation that Senator Cardin and I have introduced and which will be considered in due time, does not ban surface mining as it is presently practiced in Tennessee, but it does help make sure th..."