Nov 21, 2003
We do not want to see sick workers not file claims because of a process that is so convoluted...
Jim Bunning
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Jim Bunning is a former United States Senator from Kentucky, serving from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Bunning was known for his strong conservative positions and advocacy for fiscal responsibility. Before his political career, he was a professional baseball player, notably a pitcher in Major League Baseball, where he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987. Bunning's tenure in the Senate included a focus on issues such as energy policy and workers' compensation reform, often criticizing the Department of Energy's handling of compensation programs for workers.
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Nov 21, 2003
Those of you who wish to submit testimony or questions for the record should do so by the end of the day...
Nov 21, 2003
I want to go back to some of the things that you have said, because Senator Bingaman and I put forth one suggestion for fixing the willing payor problem in legislation last Congress.
Nov 21, 2003
Does the Department expect that it can continue to process 100 claims per week? How much more will the Department commit to processing and eliminating the backlog?
Nov 21, 2003
All I can tell you is that I was carrying the water between the House and the Senate when this was being done and it was our intent that each worker have a final determination and be paid.
Nov 21, 2003
The Department of Energy has processed about 6 compensation of the subtitle D cases and found almost--almost--90 percent of those processed cases to be ineligible.
Nov 21, 2003
In February of this year, Secretary Abraham testified before this committee and told me that by August the Department of Energy was going to process 100 claims per week.