Joe Manchin: “The average coalminer, or most of them, are widows who are receiving…”

On the recordApril 11, 2018

The average coalminer, or most of them, are widows who are receiving these pensions, only $595 a month.

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Democratic · West Virginia

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Highlighting the financial struggles of miners' widows.

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Joe Manchin: “The average coalminer, or most of them, are widows who are receiving these pensions, only $595 a month.”