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On the recordNovember 30, 2015
Absolutely. Absolutely. You hear some of those in opposition to using fossil fuels talking about how they would allocate taxpayer funds to retrain people in those communities like coal production communities. Well, my question is, where are the jobs going to come from to retrain them into? These are communities that have had coal miners for generations, as Representative Kelly just talked about. I thank him for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the gentleman from the great State of Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson), another friend and neighbor.
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Bill Johnson
Republican · Ohio
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Nov 30, 2015

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