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Coal-state lawmakers introduce bill to shore up pensions for miners

By Josh Siegel

Published October 3, 2017 8:01pm ET

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Coal-state lawmakers introduce bill to shore up pensions for miners — A bipartisan group of lawmakers representing coal states renewed a push Tuesday to shore up pensions for thousands of miners whose companies went bankrupt. The group, led by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., introduced a bill that would use excess funds from the Abandoned Mine Land Fund, meant for mine cleanups, and borrow Treasury Department money to pay for retired miners' pensions each year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

A bipartisan group of lawmakers representing coal states renewed a push Tuesday to shore up pensions for thousands of miners whose companies went bankrupt.

The group, led by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., introduced a bill that would use excess funds from the Abandoned Mine Land Fund, meant for mine cleanups, and borrow Treasury Department money to pay for retired miners’ pensions each year.

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