i'd like to read awe letter i received from -- read you a letter i received from bill skaggs, a businessman and pastor. here's what bill had to say. "we've had to lay off employees due to the closing of mines and the effect they have had. our business is losing thousands of dollars due to the negative impact of the e.p.a.. as a pastor, our benevolence to the community has increased fivefold with help for food and power bills, clothing and just the day-to-day living expenses that families need." now, americans may not always know it, but they owe a lot to coal miners like the ones i represent in kentucky. and whether it's watching a tv show, drying a pair of jeans or saving some leftover for tomorrow we often have a miner to thank. that is often true if we try to keep the nights on all night long. so i hope our friends on the other side will remember to be thankful for the electricity that makes all night talk-a-thons actually possible. actually, i still don't get the point of the stunt. they didn't introduce legislation or schedule votes on the national electricity tax they seem to want so