11/07/2011
https://www.congress.gov...
"These impacts are entirely inconsistent with the mandate Congress gave OSM in the Surface Mining Act and unacceptable to any type of economic development and job creation for my home State."
"West Virginia's coal miners, the bravest workers in world, should be confident about their future, enjoying the fruits of their hard work."
"EPA's obstruction of mining permits and this rule from OSM threatens the very existence of the coal industry."
"Congress must act to restrain the OSM and the EPA."