If all you have is coal, that’s the only thing that we have. Don’t hate the coal miner for trying to get the only decent job that we have in West Virginia that can allow them to feed their family. Richard Ojeda Read Quote
When I retired from the military, I come home. And the reason why I got into politics is, you know, I spent a lot of time away from my wife and my kids. And I come home, and I found out I have kids in my backyard that have it worse than the children I saw in Iraq and Afghanistan. Richard Ojeda Read Quote
We need to take care of our veterans. If I’m going to send you away and break you, I’m going to fix you when you come home. Richard Ojeda Read Quote
The Democratic Party is supposed to be the party that looks out for the working-class citizens. Richard Ojeda Read Quote
We have to stop letting people come in here and make millionaires and billionaires of themselves off of West Virginia while West Virginia remains poor. Richard Ojeda Read Quote
You can’t take a coal miner making $95,000 a year, the only work in these parts where you can support a family without having to hold down three jobs at once… and tell them, ‘You can make minimum wage,’ or, ‘We can give you job training for jobs that don’t exist in West Virginia.’ Richard Ojeda Read Quote
I’ve got Republican people from all over that have contacted and said, ‘Look, we’re going to support you,’ because I say what needs to be said. Richard Ojeda Read Quote