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J. D. Vance: “Now it's [Kentucky coal country] one of the 10 poorest…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 31:41

And like a lot of people, we came from the mountains of Appalachia into the factories of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. Now that's Kentucky coal country, one of the 10. Now it's [Kentucky coal country] one of the 10 poorest counties in the entire United States of America. They are very hard working people and they're very good people. They're the kind of people who would give you the shirt off their back even if they can't afford enough to eat. (31:41–31:46)

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Asserts that Kentucky coal country is among the 10 poorest counties in the U.S.

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