Joe Manchin actually said...

"It is unacceptable that they still face the threat of black lung disease."

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

"Too often our miners face insurmountable obstacles to access benefits they have undeniably earned."

"This rise in Black Lung disease is unacceptable. Congress and the Administration have a solemn obligation to provide coal miners with every protection from this debilitating, incurable, but preventabl..."