equally as important as the mountains are the people of appalachia. they were kind enough to show me what was happening on island creek in pike county. their little home is this ever diminishing oasis of green that is absolutely surrounded by a catastrophic moonscapes rubble. this is an illegal side, and -- site, and everywhere they turn, things have been blasted. they have health consequences. they are no longer able to use their tap water. they boil water and let cool before braving the baby. -- bathing the baby. they put juice in a cup before bathing the baby to prevent her from accidentally ingesting contaminated water. the loss of jobs is extraordinary. when i was researching the paper i told you about, i thought when i went on the coal website, somehow that would omit those facts. even their own web site documents and calculate the jobs lost in kentucky and west virginia to mountaintop removal, because of its high mechanization. the question was, what was the worst? it is a little difficult to compare suffering, but those are of the worst. >> yo

the broad form -- the people of appalachia have given birth to.a stunningly arrogant and entitled as a white man buying from a native american vast tracts of land for a nickel. in the following section, i will be quoting from henry caldwell and others. ccn you tell i just finished graduate school? in 1887, john mayo road up into the hills with silver dollar sewed into his clothes, taking his wife with him in order to make a good impression. he bought the first mineral rights using a so-called broad form, which he popularized across the mountains that came to be known as the coal fields. the methodology of the dwindling -- swindling and manipulation is documented, the call buyer would spend hours admiring the mountaineers course, all comments were dropped on every phase of his hosts accomplishments. he marveled at the ample contents of the mountaineers smokehouse, and sever the rich flavor of the good ones apple butter. after such a visit, he and the man of the house would get down to business. before long, the deed or option was signed with the un

beginnings, the young man from rural raleigh county, west virginia, rose from the mountains of appalachia, to become a lion in the greatest deliberative body on earth, the united states senate. his path to success is truly emblematic of the american dream. few can travel through our great state of west virginia without recognizing the effect senator byrd had on our state. while he's well recognized for the many roads and buildings named in his honor, it's the leadership he displayed in bringing our delegation together when it mattered most to the state of virginia that's truly a zestment to his work in the state. during my tenure he rallied our delegation to save the 130th air national guard unit from being cut he began working with all of us toward a consensus on mine safety legislation after the tragic sago mine incident. he was an able leader and led us all as leaders of west virginia. he was also a wonderful ambassador for appalachha. west virginiaians are proud of our heritage and strong work ethic and senator byrd continued to share appalachian culture with his colleagues in washing