Joe Manchin actually said...

"OSM would drastically reduce coal production in West Virginia and across the nation by applying new standards that have no basis in the law."

"This proposal from OSM is but one part of an 'open war' on American coal being waged by bureaucrats in Washington, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia."

"If finalized, the rule will throw the nation into an energy crisis the likes of which it has never seen."

"Washington D.C.'s assault on the coal industry has real, often dramatic effects on our workforce, our people, our schools."