Political Quotes

On the recordMay 31, 2012
The reason coal has been on a massive decline in recent years has less to do with President Obama and more to do with the inability of coal to innovate and compete.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey discusses the decline of coal due to lack of innovation, not just political factors.

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