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Patrick Morrisey: “We're creating a dynamic that we have 50 to 100 jobs at…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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Governor Morrisey Reflects on Year in Review

Published | Video Starts at 29:46

Well, that number is wrong, by the way. I'm sorry. That's 70 million. So please, if you can, I apologize for that. But that's $70 million for diversified. But here's what's cool about that. We're creating a dynamic that we have 50 to 100 jobs at about 75,000 bucks a year plugging wells. which is great for the environment, it's good for taxpayers. These are jobs that should last 20 years. That's really good stuff. So that's, if you're looking at the future, could be a lot more of this. (29:46–29:59)

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