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David McKinley: “The anti-coal fervor that the Obama administration put in place; 83,000 coal miners lost their job.”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2017
The anti-coal fervor that the Obama administration put in place; 83,000 coal miners lost their job.
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David McKinley
Republican · West Virginia

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McKinley blames the Obama administration for job losses in the coal industry.

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