Small-town social fabric is as tough as the steel it makes

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BUTLER, Pennsylvania — Initially, Rep. Mike Kelly’s (R-PA) staffers thought they’d need around 250 seats to accommodate the number of people who would attend their town hall meeting.

The event was designed for constituents to hear from union officials from the United Autoworkers Local 3033 and company representatives from Cleveland-Cliffs, and for Kelly to discuss the fate of the Butler Works facility down the road.

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