Harriet Hageman actually said...

"The Federal leasing program has been essential to strengthening the baseload, particularly in Western states, whose lands are heavily controlled by the Federal Government."

"Coal plays an essential role in the Wyoming and U.S. economy. More than 40 percent of the coal produced in this country comes from the state of Wyoming."

"We definitely encourage the agency to be able to process these in a timely manner."

"Despite all of the contributions of the coal economy to the prosperity and progress of this nation, this Administration has perpetuated a lie that coal production is the problem."