Strickland, Democrats praise Obama energy policies

Strickland, Democrats praise Obama energy policies

YOUNGSTOWN — With Barack Obama facing criticism for his administration’s policies on coal and natural gas, ex-Gov. Ted Strickland and other local Democratic officials strongly touted the president’s “all-of-the-above” energy strategy.

With V&M Star’s $650 million expansion project behind them, the Democrats heaped praise on Obama, a fellow Democrat, today as the campaign kicked off its “Made in Ohio” energy tour.

“We are hear to talk about the development of natural gas and the continued investment in clean coal and what that means for jobs and manufacturing right here in the Mahoning Valley,” Strickland said.

“This president has adopted a strategy that’s fundamentally hostile to coal workers, businesses and communities,” said Christopher Maloney, spokesman for Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

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