Hal Rogers actually said...

I have got able-bodied young men with families formerly making $70,000, $80,000 a year in the mining business now trying to find a job at McDonalds, unsuccessfully I might add.

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Rogers highlights the struggles of former miners seeking employment.

02/10/2015

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