I am a cruise ship rape victim. I have an experience to tell you about.
I think we see now that this legislation is having a detrimental impact on our Main Street businesses and community lend...
When we tried to pass a reasonable piece of legislation--the Byrd bill--to strengthen our mine safety laws... we were bl...
the Democratic majority in Congress, along with President Obama, has taken action in recent years to improve our Black L...
Congress has long known that coal miners with Black Lung disease are at a tremendous disadvantage when attempting to acc...
I can't help but believe that greed and the desire to reap large profits lead some coal companies to fight against miner...
The Administration should be commended for taking this major step forward.
It is unacceptable that they still face the threat of black lung disease.
But, boy, does that hit you in the face.
We in the Congress are terrifically skillful at finding problems.
This Congress is sort of divided into (1) people who want to spend money and think that you need to spend money when you...
You have been a veteran. You have understood that. You put yourself in harm's way.
It has to be approved before it can be given by the Office of Management and Budget.
You plan to get into some of those waiting lines, no staff, just you.
I think you are a problem solver. I welcome that. I think you are going to be a superb Secretary.
Justice delayed is often justice denied for coal miners suffering the debilitating effects of Black Lung disease.
Too often our miners face insurmountable obstacles to access benefits they have undeniably earned.
I appreciate the Department's willingness to take steps to make sure that miners can access the Federal benefits they de...
