BISHOP AND ROGERS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO ENSURE TIMELY HELP FOR COAL MINERS WITH BLACK LUNG DISEASE
December 08, 2023
December 08, 2023
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023:
Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02-D) joined Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05-R) to reintroduce bipartisan legislation that would expedite approved benefits from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund for coal miners with black lung disease. The John "J.L." White Ensuring Timely Black Lung Benefits Act is named in memory of a former coal miner from W . . .
Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02-D) joined Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05-R) to reintroduce bipartisan legislation that would expedite approved benefits from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund for coal miners with black lung disease. The John "J.L." White Ensuring Timely Black Lung Benefits Act is named in memory of a former coal miner from W . . .