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Peter Welch: “Whatever one thinks about coal, those coal workers have kept the lights on in this country for generations.”

On the recordMarch 1, 2016
Whatever one thinks about coal, those coal workers have kept the lights on in this country for generations.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Welch acknowledges the historical importance of coal workers.

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