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Patrick Morrisey: “Through the record breaking settlements, over $1 billion…”

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Governor Morrisey Announces Water and Sewer Infrastructure Grant Awards

Published August 14, 2025 | Video Starts at 27:41

I want to keep going. I work too hard as the state Attorney general to do things differently, to turn things around. Through the record breaking settlements, over $1 billion that we had, the creation of the West Virginia first foundation. where you had a local guy who's now running the foundation, doing a really good job. So our work is not done. And I'm, I'm excited about this partnership. (27:41–27:49)

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Asserts that over $1 billion in settlements led to the creation of the West Virginia First Foundation.

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