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Riley Moore: “The more coal that we pull out of the ground, the more…”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Rep. Moore Joins Newsmax on 'The National Update' to Discuss Nigeria, and the White House Coal Event

Published | Video Starts at 01:57

It's going to help all of our folks. They're working on power plants. I mean, this is going to be a huge boost to the economy of the United States. The more coal that we pull out of the ground, the more severance tax we get, which actually pays for a lot of things here in West Virginia. So it's hugely important to our economy and we can't be more thankful for the President for prioritizing this. (01:57–02:07)

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Asserts that increased coal extraction leads to more severance tax revenue for West Virginia.

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