[Hoot Gibson]

been working in the mines since 1977 almost 36 years don't believe I can do it
for another 11 years

I started working in the mines in 1976 as a general laborer in the UMWA, but I never planned to be a general laborer at age 65. Nobody owes you a job and the federal government should not force the rest of us to support you when you decide that you can no longer work because of poor career choices.