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Ken Hall: Where are 'Friends of Coal Miners'?
I count myself as a friend of coal. Coal helps fuel our great state, pumping $26 billion into the economy each year and providing more than $3.2 billion in wages for West Virginia families.
More than 60,000 West Virginians have jobs because of coal, good jobs that pay an average of $68,500 a year. As a lifelong West Virginian, I see the positive impact of coal every day on my neighbors, my family and my friends. There's no question about how much coal is indelibly linked to our past and our future.
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Ken Hall: Where are 'Friends of Coal Miners'?
I count myself as a friend of coal. Coal helps fuel our great state, pumping $26 billion into the economy each year and providing more than $3.2 billion in wages for West Virginia families.
More than 60,000 West Virginians have jobs because of coal, good jobs that pay an average of $68,500 a year. As a lifelong West Virginian, I see the positive impact of coal every day on my neighbors, my family and my friends. There's no question about how much coal is indelibly linked to our past and our future.
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