Joe Manchin actually said...

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

Let me just say that under this Administration it's been very onerous as far as trying to get a level playing field or a balance.

One of the principal purposes Congress established in the Surface Mining Act was to: 'assure that the coal supply essential to the Nation's ...

We do not seek subsidies or handouts. We just want to continue to work at the jobs we know and love.