Joe Manchin: “Do you see any other country in the world that is depending on coal…”

On the recordJune 15, 2015

Do you see any other country in the world that is depending on coal moving away from coal as quickly as we are in this nation or following our lead?

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Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin questions if other countries are following the U.S. in reducing coal dependency.

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