Saturday, January 30, 2010
Coal Caucus Renewal
WEST VIRGINIA...
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., has joined with other coal state representatives in the renewed Coal Caucus. When Rahall was elected to Congress in 1977, he said that environmentalists were very vocal in their opposition to surface mining. “In my first year, I stood behind President Jimmy Carter in the Rose Garden as he signed the Surface Mining Control and Regulation Act into law,” Rahall said. Rahall contacted U.S. Rep. Jason Altmier, D-Pa., to offer his help in “whatever they need,” he said. Rahall said the effort can help by sharing information on issues critical to coal and coal mining jobs.
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., has joined with other coal state representatives in the renewed Coal Caucus. When Rahall was elected to Congress in 1977, he said that environmentalists were very vocal in their opposition to surface mining. “In my first year, I stood behind President Jimmy Carter in the Rose Garden as he signed the Surface Mining Control and Regulation Act into law,” Rahall said. Rahall contacted U.S. Rep. Jason Altmier, D-Pa., to offer his help in “whatever they need,” he said. Rahall said the effort can help by sharing information on issues critical to coal and coal mining jobs.
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