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    Joe Manchin’s energy portfolio. "It is a pleasure working with Sen. Mike Green" Manchin said, adding the first-term senator carries “a wealth of knowledge and expertise” to the job. Full Article at Beckley Register-Herald
    It is a pleasure working with Sen. Mike Green
    Joe Manchin – Joe Manchin SOURCE: Beckley Register-Herald 1 month ago
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Green throws hat in ring for second term
  1. The reason coal is so important to all of us is because right now it is a critical backbone to industry in West Virginia
    SOURCE: Beckley Register-Herald 1 month ago
  2. Since coming to the West Virginia State Senate a few years ago, he has proven that even though he is a relative newcomer to politics, he is anything but ‘green,’
    SOURCE: Beckley Register-Herald 1 month ago
  3. While I support responsible coal mining practices and clean coal technologies, none of that matters if the federal government and its agencies continue to attack the very base of our state’s economic wealth.
    SOURCE: Beckley Register-Herald 1 month ago
  4. He has a get-it-done attitude and truly understands the concerns of the citizens of Raleigh and Wyoming counties. I applaud him for his service, wish him much success and look forward to working with him in the future.
    SOURCE: Beckley Register-Herald 1 month ago
  5. Without a strong, vibrant and growing coal industry and no other industry to replace it, West Virginia will lose its leading position as a major energy supplier for the nation. Electricity rates will increase dramatically, and our state will not be able to provide a high level of support for students, p...
    SOURCE: Beckley Register-Herald 1 month ago
  6. It is through cooperation and the give-and-take of the political process that long-range goals are being accomplished
    SOURCE: Beckley Register-Herald 1 month ago
  7. a wealth of knowledge and expertise
    SOURCE: Beckley Register-Herald 1 month ago
  8. Over the course of my three decades as a member of the Legislature, I have met none which would exceed Mike Green’s ability to immediately grasp the day-to-day operations and true nature of what it is that we do
    – Earl Ray Tomblin SOURCE: Beckley Register-Herald 1 month ago
  9. This is a time we cannot afford to drop the ball when it concerns the promise of prosperity or demise of our state’s economy
    Mike Green – Mike Green SOURCE: Beckley Register-Herald 1 month ago

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