You get a lot more common sense the closer to the ground you get.
I am so delighted that the Natural Resources Committee Chairman, Doc Hastings, has chosen to be here today.
The ESA is a subject that needs attention, having its authorization lapse more than 25 years ago.
Thank you, gentlemen, for being here today.
So, would you deny that the gentleman was correct, that once upon a time in this country, mining was not properly reclaimed?
Is that stagecraft, or does that stream really exist?
Have those moneys since 1977 been used to reclaim pre-SMCRA blighted and abandoned coal mines?
Would I be able to, if I visited your State, and you took me to a mine that was done pre-1977 versus post-1977, do you think I might be able...
Rarely, however, has such a beneficial, life-improving resource upon which society depends been under such hostile attack.
Incredibly, the President is even attempting to limit the global use of coal by restricting international aid for it in developing countries...
Unfortunately, this is one campaign promise that the President appears determined to keep.