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On the recordMay 19, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the rule. If Members sat in the chair back in the district that I sit in, they would hear from claimants for black lung who have waited 5 or 10 years for benefits. And they beat around the mulberry bush. It is time that we take the burden off of the coal-operating companies and that we acknowledge obligation and we do something about it. By allowing these amendments on the floor of the House to be debated and the bill itself, we will get down to the business of helping and not destroying the lives of so many people.
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James Quillen
Republican · Tennessee
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Addressing the need for timely benefits for black lung claimants during House floor debate.

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