John Barrasso actually said...

"But doesn't it seem to you that if the demand goes to zero that the revenue coming in is going to go to zero as well for the Government?"

"I am having a difficult time understanding why the agency is taking this step because over the last three years the demand for Federal coal has collapsed."

"So I think if you are really willing to be honest with Congress, you would admit that here today."

"The American people are facing significant issues here at home, a tight budgetary environment."