howard abshar. he's a former production foreman and a fourth-generation coal miner. howard abshar. in the audience during his testimony was his son right behind him right here, griffin. he's a fifth-generation coal miner. what the father and son have in common is they're both out of work. the father and the son are two of over 5,000 kentuckians who have lost their jobs in the war on coal. two of the casualties of the president's war on coal. howard and griffin out of work. now, howard is holding up a piece of coal right here in his left hand. coal mining is what the e.p.a. wants to stamp out, but coal is also the powerful substance that powers our homes, provides light and heat and fuels the commerce of goods and services worldwide this is coal, he said. this is coal, he said. this keeps the lights on. howard is only one of many coal miners laid off for lack of coal mining work this is what he said. look at our schools. look at our nursing homes. look at our pharmacies, howard said. we're hurting. w