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Ed Markey: We have heard a lot about job loss in the coal industry which has been a fact for the last 30 to 40 years.

On the recordAugust 4, 2015
We have heard a lot about job loss in the coal industry which has been a fact for the last 30 to 40 years.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses job losses in the coal industry over decades.

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