Whitesburg Local Resolution on Black Lung and RECLAIM Act, 2018 | Kentuckians For The Commonwealth

Whitesburg Local Resolution on Black Lung and RECLAIM Act, 2018

Date Published: 
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
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Kentuckians For The Commonwealth

In the fall of 2018, Whitesburg, Kentucky was among nearly a dozen local governments in eastern Kentucky to pass a resolution calling on Congress to pass the RECLAIM Act, strengthen the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, and protect miners' pensions.