Chad Trador is a coal miner who has benefited from ARC-funded programs. Trador, who voted for Trump, said Trump’s cuts to the ARC were wrongheaded and would hurt many people who are already mired in poverty. (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Chad Trador (with his dog Tinker Bell) is a former coal miner who has benefited from a funded program that’s teaching him how to write computer code. Upon hearing of possible cuts to the The Appalachian Regional Commission funded program, Trador, who voted for Trump during the 2016 election, said the cuts were wrongheaded and would hurt many people who are already mired in poverty and need help. –The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) was funded with $146 million in 2016. The grant money often went toward dull infrastructure projects and many of the people living in communities that have benefited from ARC funding are unaware of its impact. That money often goes toward helping repair essential services rural towns cannot afford on their own, like fixing broken sewer systems and community service projects. There are currently budget proposals by the Trump administration that would cut or eliminate programs like the ARC. (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images
