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Howard Griffith: “There is a bumper sticker out there that says if you think coal is ugly, wait until you see poverty.”

On the recordJune 27, 2012
There is a bumper sticker out there that says if you think coal is ugly, wait until you see poverty.
Said by
Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Griffith highlights the economic impact of anti-coal policies.

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