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Joe Manchin: “I co-sponsored legislation again this year--the Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act--which would increase criminal…”

On the recordJune 26, 2017
I co-sponsored legislation again this year--the Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act--which would increase criminal penalties for mine safety violations and ensure MSHA has the necessary enforcement authority to halt operations at unsafe mines.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Details his support for legislation aimed at improving mine safety regulations.

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