Congressman Andy Barr of Lexington says President Obama is correct when he says there’s a lack of upward mobility in the country. However, the Kentucky Republican charges that the President’s environmental policies are largely to blame.
He says more than 2,200 mining jobs have been lost in the Appalachian coalfields in the last year alone. New regulations on coal-fired power plants, he claims, have taken their toll…
Barr says the number of coal miners in Kentucky is now at its lowest level since 1927. The Congressman spoke on the House floor Wednesday.