Louie Gohmert actually said...

If we are not allowed to get questions answered by witnesses, then these hearings are worthless.

So you do not know whether they were replaced or found, and obviously Mr. Ellis does not know either.

If a company is self-bonded but cannot cover reclamation costs, in reality who is going to pay the bill? The taxpayer.

I hope this subcommittee can build on this hearing today by focusing on what, as I discovered in my 2:00 a.m. reading, is an even bigger ris...