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Sen. Paul Responds to Eastern Kentucky Mine Closures

Statement

By: Rand Paul
By: Rand Paul
Date: Sept. 17, 2013
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Energy Environment

Sen. Rand Paul today released the following statement regarding the announcement by James River Coal Company that they are shutting down coal production at operations in Pike, Floyd, Leslie, Harlan and Laurel counties and are laying off 525 coal miners:

"President Obama and his Administration have declared a war on coal, and thus declared a war on Kentucky jobs and our economy. In the past few years, thousands of Kentucky coal miners have lost their jobs at the hands of an overzealous EPA. Now, another 525 Kentucky families are facing the same devastating news," Sen. Paul said.

"Kentuckians are deeply frustrated and they have a right to be. Coal miners are worried about providing for their families, while all families are worried about a future devoid of abundant, affordable and reliable energy. I will continue to fight for Kentucky's coal industry and for the jobs and livelihoods it provides. If President Obama attempts ‎to kill coal jobs with new regulations, I will organize resistance in the Senate through the Congressional Review Act to stop him."


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