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Ed Whitfield: “Have you ever had meetings with the President? I mean, have you ever heard him discuss when he made that comment how…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
Have you ever had meetings with the President? I mean, have you ever heard him discuss when he made that comment how I'll bankrupt the coal industry--have you ever had a discussion with him about that?
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield questions whether McCabe discussed coal industry comments with the President.

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