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Nick Rahall Jumps From a Plane for Coal. Here’s Why.

If all went as planned, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) jumped out of a plane on Saturday to show his support for the coal

Jul 31, 2020
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If all went as planned, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) jumped out of a planeon Saturday to show his support for the coal industry. In third-person fashion, he described the upcoming event last week as “a Nick Rahall affirmation of the importance of coal and an opportunity to pay tribute to those who extraordinarily serve and make personal sacrifices each day for the citizens of West Virginia and our Nation as a whole.”
Well, turns out tribute wasn’t the only thing getting paid. Rahall just filed his quarterly Federal Election Commission report, and it shows — surprise! — that he got a pretty penny from his good friend, the coal industry.
Take a look at this:
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United-Mine-Workers.jpg
and this:
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Arch-Coal.jpg
But that still doesn’t explain why he jumped out of a plane. Oh, maybe these had something to do with it?
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*Update: *Looks like he did jump. Politicohas the report, and a photo.
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