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i am with the international local of boilermakers. we represent about a thousand workers in virginia and west virginia. a lot of our guys make livings repairing and maintaining power plants, also constructing these devices that take out the pollutants. we recognize the need to keep the air clean, and we just feel like these are requirements that will be too strenuous on owners that have put billions of dollars into these plants to clean them up as much as they can to this point. technology is starting to catch up with the part of coal that we have not been able to figure out yet, the carbon capture and sequestration. we do know that it can be done, but right now we know that coal is our greatest natural resource, and we cannot just shove it off to the side at this point. we are the saudi arabia of coal and there are a lot of things that we can do, but we are going areed -- these owners going to need more time to bring their plans into compliance, but they all will need to have help from you guys in allowing them to come up with these

. >> he injured his shoulder while working as a boilermaker. he received workers comp and was given the option to get his shoulder repaired on his own. >> i checked the prices and compared prices. i thought it would be nice to travel and have a little adventure. >> even thailand was nearly $100,000 less than the lowest quote he received in the u.s. is the real price of having major surgery in southeast asia your health? doctors here say, no. [indiscernible] you get good service and a cheap price. >> in 2011, about 75,000 people came here just for medical treatment. according to government statistics, that number increased by about 15% last year. thai officials claim the vast majority meet the same certification as doctors in the u.s. the mortality rate after major surgeries is just as low as in the u.s. 48 hours after surgery, wheeler was feeling good about his decision. >> good result. >> the american medical association advocates potential medical tourist to use accredited facilities and caution about the risk of combining surgical procedures

manager for the boilermakers in baltimore. a number of boilermakers in maryland and the ourrict of columbia, and colorization has over 60,000 members. our work is involved in fossil fuel plants. i would like to thank you guys for holding this hearing today so we can get a lot of stuff off our chests. i have been a business manager close to six years now. it first became a business .ditor, he had a lot of work the boilermakers international worked with the epa to try to get the standards up so we could put quality pollution controls on the fossil plants, coal- burning plants, oil, whatever it may become a and there is a lot of technology out there that can ofuce drastically the amount emissions into the atmosphere, -- whatever it may be. we were going in that direction. utilities were implementing network work into their existing power plants. my concern is in the past two years since 2011, the work has dropped off dramatically from my members. you're talking about -- everybody talking about creating american jobs. they're losi

my name is frank with the international brotherhood of boilermakers lodge 45 in virginia. were reticent about 1000 workers in the state of virginia and also west virginia. a lot of our guys make their living by repairing, building and maintaining power plants, also constructing these epa require devices that take out pollutants. and we recognize the need to keep the air clean, and we just feel like these requirements are going to be too strenuous on the owners had put billions of dollars into these plants to clean them up as much as they can to this point. technology is starting to catch up with the part of coal that we haven't been able to figure out yet, this carbon capture and sequestration. we do know that it can be done, but right now we, we know that, that coal is our greatest natural resource and we can't just shove it off to the sit sit this point. we are the saudi arabia of coal. again, there are a lot of things that we can do, but we're going to need -- these owners are going to need more time to bring their plants into compliance, but they're also going to need

she took on the purdue boilermakers. only seven other coaches in all of college basketball history have ever reached that 900 win mark. a huge pre-congratulations. >> absolutely. she's a pianist. >> really? >> yes. >> very talented. >> multiple talents. >> they're getting ready for the macy's thanksgiving day parade in the big apple, but why you might not be seeing some of your favorite characters this year. hang tight. we'll tell you why. >>> the giant balloons have to be grounded if the wind is too strong. there's a chance the wind might exceed the limits. all the balloons will still be inflated, as planned later today. no matter what, though, you can watch the entire parade here on nbc bay area. it starts at 9:00 tomorrow morning. >> before we leave, of course, you may have heard about this. want to interject, this is marla and jon's last day with us. their last newscast. of course, i mean, words can't express how much we're going to miss you guys. >> i quickly have to say thank you so much for all the well wishes. i'

they struggled against the boilermakers losing two out of four games. irving myer is 20 and 0, not losing a game in 345 months. things go down him. look at this. danny ebling's pass intercepted. the buck guys up 7-0. look at the second play. braxton miller to jeff hireman. defense is mia. 40 yard touch done. 233 passing yard. 56-0 ball game, ohio state extends their winning streak. >> number 14 game hosting mississippi state. connor shaw dips one. then connor shaw sharing the highlight love with derel for a 4-yard strike. four passes for shaw. a record with 16 straight home victories. big 10 action, penn state and illinois looked to get on track after losing last week. penn state kicker sam from 35 yards out. game tide at 17. we go to ore time. christian hakenberg on third and long. call carter comes up big with a tv catch of the year. 34-17 up. it's illinois's turn. nathan chill house's pass - chipped and intercepted. holds off to win 24-17 >> wisconsin and iowa looking to break their records. whiches con since down six, with rock to petersen. 44 yard

the guys struggled against the boilermakers. myer, 20 and 0 since coming to ohio, not having lost a game in 35 months, on the second play things went downhill. that is nod good. danny etling's past intercepted. then on ohio state second play from scrimage a different story. braxton to jeff hireman and the defence is mia. easy 40 yard touchdown, miller's 233 passing yard. four tds. ohio state extending their winning streak to 21 gams. 42-42 is the record between wisconsin and ohio. records are meant to be broken. stevie to jacob petersoners 44 yard touch done. more where that came from starvy pitch and catch to gerard. joe with 114 passing yards. number 14 hosting mississippi third quarter second in goal. connor shaw zips one, collecting six points. connor shaw sharing the highlight, love hitting gerald adams with a 4-yard strike. four touchdown passes. south carlo linea with the final. >> illinois looking to get on track. under a minute to go. sam picken from 35 yards out. game tied at 17. we go to overtime. here is when christi

our second witness is raymond petrone, the business manager for boilermakers 154 cents 1996. local 131 pennsylvania, west virginia. daniel weiss, director of climate study in the center for american progress in washington d.c. where he was the clean energy and climate campaign. fourth is robert horton, minor by trade from a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping maintain the vitality and productivity of the coal industry in western virginia. next we have olen lund, former county commissioner for delta county, colorado and western colorado. his responsibilities include the appropriations and budget for the tulsa county. our six witnesses mayor john fetterman, mayor of a town 10 miles north of pittsburgh and advocate for revitalizing a creative youth-oriented programs pursues greene elbow development. or final witnesses john pippy can chief executive officer of the cool ones which represents a 250 member companies and 41,005 and workers in the coal industry. he served 16 years as the general assembly and the pennsylvania state senate and is in iraq were better in a graduat

congresswoman mccarthy's father and brother were career boilermakers. each night they brought home asbestos fibers in their clothes . over time, exposure to this asbestos affected congresswoman mccarthy herself and today she is battling asbestos-related lung cancer. her story is like the stories of countless americans across the country. it's up to us to strengthen the health of those suffering from exposure. it is up to us to act in their names, whether they suffer from cancer today or face the prospect of severe illness in the future. yet this republican measure we consider today does not meet this challenge. like far too many republican bills in this congress, this legislation only serves to make matters worse for the american people. so the called -- there it is again -- the so-called fact act actually harms the american people. that is a fact. and hinders the ability of asbestos victims to obtain compensation. and how does it do this? this bill would deny cancer victims the assistance and simple justice they deserve. it would even delay compensatio

[inaudible] >> i'm with the international brotherhood of boilermakers, local 45 in virginia. we represent a thousand worker in the state of virginia and west virginia. a lot of our guys make their living by repairing, building, and maintaining power plants, also constructing these epa- required devices. and we recognize the need to keep the air clean, and we feel like these requirements are to strenuous on the owners that have put billions of dollars into the plants to clean them up as much as they can. technology is starting to cap up with the part of coal we haven't been able to figure out yet, carbon capture and sequestration. we do know that it can be done but right now, we know that coal was our greatest natural resource, and we can't just shove it off to the side at this point. we're the saudi arabia of coal. there are a lot of things we can do, but we're going to need -- these owners need more time to bring their plants into complains, but also going to need to have a little bit of help from you guys in allowing them to come up with plans that bring sequestration into