Pennsylvania Senate Democrat candidate John Fetterman defended two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s pledge to scale down the coal industry, throwing thousands of coal miners’ jobs in doubt.
“I would be proud to be at the tip of that spear” in transitioning Pennsylvania away from fossil fuels to “green and renewable sources,” Fetterman said in 2018.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative 2022 Meeting on September 20, 2022 in New York City. Fetterman’s uncovered defense of Clinton’s desire to “put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business” is notable because nearly 18,000 jobs are supported by coal in Pennsylvania,Democrat Senate candidate John Fetterman: "I would be proud to be at the tip of that spear" in transitioning Pennsylvania away from fossil fuels.
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