… when you're attacking coal, you're attacking us, our way of life, you know, and a lot of our guys are unionized and if we're not mining coal, they're not working. The average coal miner, by the way, in West Virginia, union, union coal miners making $90,000 a year. These are good jobs where, you know, your average home price might be 150,000. Right. Like where they live in. So your dollar goes a long way. It goes a long way. (32:55–33:01)
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