Yep, it's BS. The leftists made the effort (Obama and his cronies) to try to kill coal - and this group is trying to bail them out - but it is not the place of the government to be bailing people out like this - especially at our expense. I sent Capito a message about this too as she is one of my representatives. Most of these miners get paid more than I do - and between me and my wife we pay a pretty good chunk in income taxes (net - beside payroll taxes, sales tax, etc...). We bought a cheap house that needed a lot of repair work because that is what we could afford - and then to have our stolen tax money taken to bail out people that make more is a slap in the face. I am very sympathetic to their issue. That is the lesson to learn when government gets involved. Most of these people are also big union which constantly support government intervention. Could be a good lesson in life when considering dealing with unions that like cozening up to politicians and government for favors. But it is not my responsibility. It's a vote buy is all it comes down to - or sympathy without concern for principles.