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Howard Griffith: “If you think coal is ugly, wait until you see poverty.”

On the recordJuly 15, 2012
If you think coal is ugly, wait until you see poverty.
Said by
Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Griffith emphasizes the link between coal and poverty in his district.

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