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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Congress made its intention clear in the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act that the abandoned coal mine land…

On the recordNovember 13, 2023
Congress made its intention clear in the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act that the abandoned coal mine land reclamation funding should create good paying jobs for displaced coal workers and incentivize union labor.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the goal of job creation for displaced coal workers through reclamation funding.

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