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On the recordNovember 14, 2017
You can't build that in the United States right now in this environment, because of the expense and because of the difficulties and the headwinds that coal faces.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Senator Capito highlights obstacles to building advanced coal plants in the U.S.

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