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Riley Moore: “We live in food deserts... because we had 20 years of…”

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

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Rep. Moore Questions HHS Secretary RFK, Jr. During HHS Budget Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 00:25

I mean, it's the lowest in the country. And part of that is obviously we live in food deserts, right? That point that you made earlier is just that. And part of the reason We live in food deserts... because we had 20 years of democratic elected officials shutting down our coal industry. against our United Mine Workers, our great United Mine Workers, unionized guys losing their jobs. But anyway, I guess we don't care about the union, so. (00:25–00:38)

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Asserts that food deserts in West Virginia are due to 20 years of Democratic officials shutting down the coal industry.

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