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Patrick Morrisey: “China's producing far more energy than the United States…”

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West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey on $700 million coal plant investment announced by Trump

Published | Video Starts at 04:49

I worry about the hardworking West Virginians making sure that they have good jobs, that there's clean water. But I also look out into the future and I see what China's doing. And China's producing far more energy than the United States every single year. We can't let them get ahead. This is America's strength. And that's why coal has to be an important part of that mix. (04:49–04:54)

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Asserts that China annually produces more energy than the U.S.

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