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Joe Manchin: “But since we are held captive in certain parts of our state, it's unfair for our Northern coal fields to pay a higher…”

On the recordMay 5, 2015
But since we are held captive in certain parts of our state, it's unfair for our Northern coal fields to pay a higher price than our Southern coal fields or vice versa if we're both going to the same port in Norfolk or wherever.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin highlights unfair pricing disparities affecting coal fields in West Virginia.

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