Rob Bishop actually said...

"We have 400,000 abandoned mines still here in the country, and it brought into question the ability of the Federal Government to adequately manage those other mines and to clean them up, whether they ..."

"the Obama administration's credibility in managing abandoned mines is at an all-time low"

"So, what we are talking about is we need as a government to try to increase people to go into the industry, to go into the Federal workforce, but also who can become teachers."

"The concept is we reinforce engineering principles and fundamentals at sites, and that is where that collaboration between government, industry, and academia will work effectively."