Doc Hastings actually said...

It is clearly appropriate to ask, in these tight fiscal times, whether taxpayers should subsidize groups that sue taxpayers in return.

These lawsuits over the past four years have numbered more than 500 and have cost taxpayers millions of dollars.

Unfortunately, this Administration has tried everything to take this opportunity away from these hard working American families.

In fact, a Federal Court ruled, and I quote, 'EPA exceeded its authority,' under the Clean Water Act to revoke an already issued coal permit...