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Congress Includes One-Year Extension of Black Lung Excise Tax in Omnibus Spending Bill
December 24, 2020
BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 24 (TNSRep) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release:

A one-year extension of the excise tax that funds the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund is included in the 2021 omnibus spending bill. This is the second year in a row that a one-year extension has been included in the spending bill on the brink of expiration.

The one-year extension comes as a great relief to Black Lung Associations and other advocates. Over the last year and . . .

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