Joe Manchin actually said...

I appreciate the Department's willingness to take steps to make sure that miners can access the Federal benefits they deserve.

I can't help but believe that greed and the desire to reap large profits lead some coal companies to fight against miners and the government...

the Democratic majority in Congress, along with President Obama, has taken action in recent years to improve our Black Lung system.

Importantly our bill would improve the way wildfire suppression is funded without increasing Federal funding.