Political Quotes

“some people say this is a union versus a nonunion issue. That is not the case at all. In 1946, anybody who was mining coal was a member of the United Mine Workers of America, almost 99.9 percent. With that type of participation, having all these people involved--that is the deal that was made. That is the deal Harry Truman, the President of our United States of America, made with John L. Lewis. You have to continue to mine the coal that keeps the country running. Today, coal has been villainized to the point where people think they don't need it, they don't like it, they don't want it, and it is no good for them. Well, guess what. The coal we use today is cleaner and used cleaner than ever before. We keep talking about the global climate. I am not a denier. With 7 billion people, I think we have a responsibility. We have a responsibility to clean up the environment. We have done it, and we can do a lot more in America. We can lead the rest of the world--which burns over 7 billion tons of coal--to do it much cleaner if we are serious about it and if we don't just continue to demonize it here in America, its use in America, putting all these people out of work. My colleague talked about Puerto Rico and its finances. We have sympathy and compassion for anybody who has had difficult times.…”