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Riley Moore: “They're building two new coal fired power plants every…”

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Rep. Moore Gives Speech in Support of Coal During Appropriations Markup

Published June 3, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:02

We heard about China. China's going to put more coal fired power on their grid than we have in this entire country in the next 20 years. They're building two new coal fired power plants every month. We're moving in the opposite direction. So just to me this whole thing doesn't even make any sense. (02:02–02:06)

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Asserts that China is building two new coal-fired power plants every month.

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