but when the contingent from appalachia arrived, mexican-americans were shocked. quote, i thought i was poor until i saw some of these people. gonzalez recalled that one initial response by mexican-americans there was to gather the extra shoes and jackets they had brought for the trip and to give them to their white counterparts. such interactions produced a more sophisticated way of viewing poverty. some had been exposed to poverty of all kinds and knew, at least vaguely, about poor appalachian white, but it gave younger activists something to think about. quote: it was the first time a lot of us had contact with puerto ricans and appalachian whites. when you've never been out of the state, never like more than 100 miles from where you were born, to come in contact with all these different people from different cultures and subcultures, it helped crystallize concepts. i went through a political change from what i would call a nationalist to more of an internationalist perspective where i saw the struggle here at home. and rather vilifying white men, he began to c

it is right here in appalachia. liz: at the forefront of getting natural gas trucks.y, things will come together on that level. i think it is trading at $57 for short time. tell us what you see for prices? >> i think coal prices will be pretty steady all year long. the key is to be a low-cost producer right now. even with lower prices, you still make pretty good cash and money. when prices rise again, your margins expand. that is a good thing. natural gas is rising because there is a signal out there that capital will only come at a certain level. the capital stopped flowing last year. liz: brett harvey, chairman and ceo. the stock is down about 3% year over year. your competitors are down even more. you have kept your costs down and investors seem to like that. thank you very much. we were at the new york stock exchange together at one point. closing bell ringing in 38 minutes. where do the smartest people in the country work? what is their profession? we are breaking down a brand-new study on how i accused mean big bucks. stay tuned. ♪ i'm a conservative investor. i

suggesting that if you have an by by by just accident of birth to be born in poor west virginia appalachia as opposed to being born in wealthy silicon valley that the public school that you tend should really genuinely be that much worse i mean what's wrong with using these other dollars of it to equalize they love this for first of all i wish the world was a perfect place tom i wish i lived in the world that's in your head the one with the puppies in the rainbows and the in the unicorns i wish we could make everything equal and fair but we can't they've tried it. once probably no. i don't know with anybody also sometimes do you think stuff wasn't what we need here in america where everybody is equal if you're talking about communism where everybody is equal now if you're talking about democratic socialism like they have in virtually all the countries in europe yes and i was all right how many countries in the e.u. are going generally better right is right and great all the scandinavian countries are solid there were really far more so how did their tax rate is what seventy eight cents and

eric rudolph in the mountains in appalachia. we're going to find you. >> the one thing about the justice of the lord when he created us all, we're all good at one or two things. i assume these are laboratory geeks that probably put together the bomb and that's their strength. their strength isn't international geographgeography. they're probably people who figured out how to bomb. that's one thing they know how to do. >> an interesting dialogue we've been having. i appreciate listening in on the conversation, chris. the commercial surveillance tapes and gentlemen in law enforcement know better than i, oftentimes they'll keep them for x. number of days or weeks. it would be interesting to find out whether or not had they done like previous terrorists have done, did they survey the place two days before? everybody knew where the finish line was. i suspect they have gone back to see if one or two of these lookalikes were in the area a couple days -- >> if it was their first trip to this, maybe they looked for a crowd. a bunch of pe

deep in the hills of appalachia. she could have made a fortune at any or all points in her life by switching signals and going off to what she was trained to do. she spent the majority of her life in public service, working at organizations that are helping people, foundations. there is no doubt that she is -- let me be more specific. sylvia previously served in the clinton administration as staff director for the national economic council. she of staff to the treasury secretary robert ruben. deputy chief of staff to the president, and deputy director of the office of management and budget. she was central to crafting the clinton budget in the late 1990's which brought us a whole lot of surpluses and something called prosperity and growth. there is no doubt, there can be no doubt that she's the person to tackle the challenges of today. debts, deficits are staggering. the tax code's riddled with complexity. and it needs her. it needs her guidance, her wisdom, her calmness. the country needs somebody with the experienc

the poorest parts of appalachia. and people who had been severely, significantly impacted by with prescription drugs -- by prescription drugs, people who had lost sons and daughters and brothers and sisters as a result of the overdoses. the most fearful individuals were pharmacists afraid of being held up for those kinds of drugs. that's a human tragedy, and that's a loss of life in a very poor area that didn't get much attention but, for. [applause] nately, a number -- fortunately, fox television and others followed us for several days so that we could bring that to attention, so that people recognize our drug problem isn't just an inner city problem or a big city problem, and i think that's important. the other part you should recognize, too, though is this is about jobs and the economy. we met with a number of employers across -- in that area that had jobs, good jobs. living wage jobs with benefits that they could not fill because they could not get people who were testing clean from a drug test. and as you know,

a one-time railroad boom town woven into the mountains of appalachia. the downtown historic district, 200 buildings including churches, storefronts and private residences is an architectural gem of american gothic, classical, victorian and greek revival. i tell you, madam president, it's a movie just waiting to happen. hinton is the ideal example of small-town west virginia and probably small-town america. it only has 2,600 residents. that's a pretty large town for west virginia and probably north dakota also, madam president. it's nestled into a lush green valley on the banks of the new river surrounded by the towering majestic mountains and forests of summers county, one of the most beautiful counties in west virginia. new river is one of the oldest rivers in the world. it flows south to north which may be due to the fact that it was formed long before the appalachian mountains. this is a special place sylvia mathews burwell calls home, a showcase for the best of west virginia and america. the beauty, the outdoors and the people are warm and welcoming

sit on the sidelines and try to frighten homeowners, try to frighten those people that live in appalachia, ohio, that their water is going to be contaminated. it's not. it's a proven process. and just over the last five years we've developed technology called horizontal hydraulic fracturing where we can go down a mile and then go out horizontally another mile, sometimes more, and have much more of that vital resource of oil and natural gas flowing to the surface. resources that are going to move america one step closer to energy independence and security. mr. speaker, we've got an back unity to put america in charge of our economic destiny. and an energy vision that says a real all-of-the-above energy vision for this country. -- country is what america needs. at this time i'd like to yield time to my colleague from tennessee, mr. duncan. south carolina. mr. duncan: there's two duncans in the congress. and it's easily mistaken. but i'll tell you, folks in south carolina are concerned about where we are with energy in this country. energy independence is something that's on the minds of fol

the poorest parts of appalachia. and people who had been severely, significantly impacted by prescription drugs. people who had lost sons and daughters and brothers and sisters as a result of the overdoses. the most fearful individuals were pharmacists, afraid of being held up for those kinds of s. that's a human tragedy, and that's a loss of life and a porea th g but, fortunately, a number of fox television and others followed us for those several days so that we could bring that to the attention so that people recognize our drug problem isn't just an inner city problem. or a big city problem. and i think that's important. the other part you should recognize, too, is that this is about jobs and the economy. we met with a number of employers across, in that area that had jobs, good jobs, living wage jobs with benefits that they could not fill because they could not get people who were testing clean from the drug test. and as you know, many jobs do require drug testing. and i would point you to governor tom britain in

played basketball throughout her middle and high school years and she worked for summers with the appalachia service project to help make homes better for people, to make them better and safer and drier. she loved reading and scuba diving and concerts. she was just a girl that was just absolutely full of life and she lived for a purpose. she knew she wanted to help people. she had a brilliant mind and compassionate heart and she had an iron will. we'll never know what austin was going to truly grow up to be. she was killed that day at virginia tech. joycelyn couture nowak had a passion for teaching french. she was a faculty member killed that day. and before she moved to virginia, she was very well-known for being instrumental in helping develop a school to ensure access for franfrancophone families. she went between nova scotia and southwest virginia. she loved the bea bucolic countryside and she loved to go on hikes, whether it was in virginia or back in nova scotia. she was passionate for french education. she was passionate that other people would learn the language and she still had a l