Rep. Bost Votes to Secure UMWA Coal Miner Pensions
December 17, 2019
December 17, 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release:
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) voted for a Fiscal Year 2020 spending package that includes a long sought-after fix for retired coal miner pensions. Bost was part of a bipartisan coalition of congressional leaders that has for years sought a long-term solution to save United Mine Workers of America pensions from insolvency.
"As the grandson of a UMWA representative, Southern Illinois' . . .
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) voted for a Fiscal Year 2020 spending package that includes a long sought-after fix for retired coal miner pensions. Bost was part of a bipartisan coalition of congressional leaders that has for years sought a long-term solution to save United Mine Workers of America pensions from insolvency.
"As the grandson of a UMWA representative, Southern Illinois' . . .