"Barack originates from Chicago, but he came to southern Illinois and seen the devastation and the loss of the jobs in this coal industry.
Washington, D.C. is not listening to us. Barack understands this.β
In Illinois and the US Senate, Barack Obama helped lead the fight for clean coal. To protect our environment, and save good-paying American jobs.
βHeβs figured it out. It takes trust in each other to get the job done.β