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May 19, 2014

This weekend on The State Journal’s Decision Makers, Representative Rahall laid out the top priority he’s always fought for and always will: “Jobs. Jobs. And jobs for our people.”

Bray Cary: So let me ask you what the number one issue in your congressional fight with Evan Jenkins is going to be?

Representative Rahall:  Job. Jobs. And jobs for our people. I firmly believe strongly in the coal industry. I have defended, worked for the coal industry, and our coal miners, most importantly, especially their safety and health and pension benefits, over my entire career in the Congress. Coal has been, is, and always will be number one. It literally keeps our lights on. We know that, Bray. For anybody to cast aspersions on my record as a pro-coal candidate, is living in la la land. And even my good friend Hoppy Kercheval this week on MetroNews, with whom we've had numerous disagreements over the years, said he does not believe I am anti-coal. So my record is clear of fighting for coal.[State Journal’s Decision Makers, 5/18/2014]