Joe Manchin actually said...

"This bill would direct the Department of Energy to establish and update a coal technology program to develop new transformational technologies for coal-powered generation."

"Is there an incentive from the DOE to make them change the refineries or increase their technology to accept--so we can truly be energy-independent?"

"So I would hope that you would take that and maybe report back to us, because I am understanding the plants that they are putting online do not even have the basics of sulfur reduction, NOx reduction,..."

"Thank you, Chairman Gardner, for holding this hearing to discuss the 14 bills on today's agenda."