"The only other thing I would say is that I am glad, Mr. Chairman, that you emphasized the economic part of it."
"That is changing somewhat now, based on my visits, because of the natural beauty of the area and the parks in the area."
"Thanks, Mr. Chairman. Again, I apologize to the witnesses for, well, when I was Governor I could schedule things properly."
"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..."
"Our great laboratories are our principal engines of economic development, not just in Tennessee, but in our country."
"The other day they shut down an 8 mile section of Interstate 40 in Knoxville, one of the most heavily traveled interstates in Tennessee for 14 months. And they fixed it."
"Economic development today is different than it was 50 years ago, most people who work in it understand that better schools, colleges, universities, national laboratories are essential to it."
"America's brain power advantage since World War II is the single greatest contributing factor to our high standard of living."