Joe Manchin actually said...

Coal provides more electricity than any other single source in the United States today.

Manchin emphasizes coal's significant role in U.S. electricity production.

09/16/2013

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Senator Barrasso is one of the original co-sponsors.

Senator McCaskill and I are the authors of it. We have 7 Democrats on board now including the Chair, Senator Landrieu.

Congress has long known that coal miners with Black Lung disease are at a tremendous disadvantage when attempting to access Federal benefits...

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