Washington, Feb. 11 -- Congressman Morgan Griffith issued the following press release:

The White House hosted a select group of lawmakers, coal industry advocates and coal miners for a "Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal" event. U.S. Congressman and Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) attended this special event to support American coal and coal miners. Following the event, Congressman Griffith issued the following statement:

"Coal communities, like those in Virginia's Ninth District, have abundant American energy resources in their backyards. We can meet domestic electricity and industrial energy demands with American energy, all while implementing emission reduction technologies. It is essential that federal policie...