said inesswoman capito her opening statement, we need a washington that works for us. years.een there for 14 that is why it is time to send me. as she sits here and tells you what she will do, what has she done? the coal miners know and are behind me in this race. they have endorsed me. they know i will stand up for them. when she talks about these coal miners, did she talk to them and say she has hurt them? she has hurt their safety by voting against the coal mine safety act in the wake of the tragedy in 2010? she has voted to cut funding to the black lung benefits. coal?out patriot when patriot coal filed for bankruptcy, the coal miners rallied. i stood shoulder to shoulder with those retirees trying to fight for those health care benefits. where was the congresswoman? she was going behind their backs and taking checks from the patriot executives, the same ones trying to slash their pensions. i will stand for the coal miners. the most important part of coal is the coal miner. yth mym nk this opponent keeps pushing forward. i have been a supporter of the ung --i joined to co