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Bill Johnson: “So that means that Director Pizarchik or someone else at OSM asked the contractors to lie and change the baseline coal…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
So that means that Director Pizarchik or someone else at OSM asked the contractors to lie and change the baseline coal production level to show fewer job losses, and that you or no one else was involved.
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Bill Johnson
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Accusing OSM of instructing contractors to misrepresent job loss data.

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