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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “These workers had personally sacrificed to keep the mine running when the previous owner, Walter Energy, went bankrupt…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2023
These workers had personally sacrificed to keep the mine running when the previous owner, Walter Energy, went bankrupt in 2016.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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She emphasizes the sacrifices made by workers during the mine's financial struggles.

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