Tag: black_lung_benefits_act
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Beshear Urges Congress to Expand Black Lung Benefits as Disease Resurges in Appalachia
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter urging the state's Congressional Delegation to back the Support Our Miners Act, which would raise black lung benefits to match inflation for the first time.
Politics and GovernmentHealthUSACongressFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsEmployment and LaborLegal Andy Beshearblack lung diseaseSupport Our Miners ActKentuckycoal minersHouse Resolution 9556Black Lung Benefits ActKentucky Governor's Office