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On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
They have gone to--they are talking to the banks. First they are saying we meet some standards now, we are not polluting under the old standard, we are meeting some standards, we are meeting Clean Air Act, we are meeting the EPA standards, we are meeting those standards, and for someone to tighten the bolt right now in this economy is threatening them because there is already one other major manufacturer in West Virginia lumber that went out of business due to this economy.
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David McKinley
Republican · West Virginia

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McKinley discusses the struggles of lumber producers under current economic conditions.

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