Not only have we written letters, but we have asked you here to get back.

We have got to be more sensitive to the middle class people across this country, and particularly those that have mined coal, that have made America what it is.

But I want to remind you back--we had a hearing last year when gas was, gas prices were $7 or $8 an MCF.

How much more studies are we going to have?

Should we? Can we afford that as a society when 24 million people are either unemployed or underemployed?

Just because we can doesn't mean we should.

I am astounded that you can sit there and say there is no war on coal.

Clearly, this is an international problem. And if the United States acts alone, it will be futile.

Traditionally, I think of America as being a world leader and I think we need to do leadership.

You know, when the President comes out and says, I am going to bankrupt any new coal-fired powerhouse...

They know very well this is a war on coal.