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Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses issues facing WV

Charleston Gazette-Mail photo by Sam Owens Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses the crowd during the “Future to Believe In” rally, Tuesday evening at Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington.
Charleston Gazette-Mail photo by Sam Owens
Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses the crowd during the “Future to Believe In” rally, Tuesday evening at Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The world must move away not just from coal, but from fossil fuels, but we must also protect people working in the fossil fuel industry, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday.

Sanders shared his thoughts during a phone interview with the Gazette-Mail on Tuesday night, in conjunction with his campaign rally in Huntington, ahead of the May 10 West Virginia primary.

Sanders trails former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race for president but has led Clinton in the very limited public polling of West Virginia’s primary. Clinton holds a commanding lead in delegates, but Sanders has vowed to stay in the race until the Democratic convention in July.

In the interview, Sanders discussed a number of West Virginia-specific issues, including: his push to move away from fossil fuels, what he would tell a coal miner who’s losing his job, the economic future of rural America and ways to combat the opioid epidemic.

Here is the full transcript…

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