So why this is so important to me, I was previously the state treasurer of West Virginia, and We were facing a downgrade in our bond rating due to factors such as the industries that we undertake, oil and gas, coal, demographics, and then flooding. which just so happens to happen when it rains sometimes because we got tall mountains and hills and hollers, and at the bottom of the holler, when it rains, it floods. (00:39–00:54)
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