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Ron Ramsey
stated on June 2, 2012 in rally for coal miners:

"(Environmentalists) said ‘We’re only going to stop coal mining above 2,000 feet.’ ... Well guess where all the coal in the state of Tennessee is? Above 2,000 feet."

By Tom Humphrey • June 30, 2012
Ron Ramsey
stated on May 18, 2012 in a newsletter.:

Claims credit for food tax reductions that "previous Democrat regimes refused to make."

By Richard Locker • May 27, 2012
Ron Ramsey
stated on January 27, 2012 in an email announcing redistricting maps.:

"This year’s redistricting has been the most open, interactive and transparent redistricting process in Tennessee history."

By Richard Locker • February 10, 2012