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Ken Calvert: “My district in Kentucky is currently facing some of the highest unemployment rates in the country, and the President's…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
My district in Kentucky is currently facing some of the highest unemployment rates in the country, and the President's proposal to mitigate the destructive impact of his policies, the so-called Power Plus Plan, is a passing glance to communities that are in real pain.
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Ken Calvert
Republican · California

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Calvert criticizes the President's Power Plus Plan as insufficient for struggling coal communities.

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