JUST RELEASED: GAO report finds Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, which supports disabled miners and their families, will face unsustainable debt if the administration and Congress fail to extend the current tax rate on coal. Read the report: https://go.usa.gov/xQG7E
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Statement from Ranking Member
@BobbyScott: "The GAO’s report on the solvency of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund crystallizes the enormous cost of inaction." Fact Sheet: https://go.usa.gov/xQG7M1 reply 6 retweets 5 likesShow this thread -
Ranking Member
@BobbyScott: "Without action from the administration and Congress, coal companies will be allowed to shift their responsibilities to taxpayers and ultimately risk the modest benefits that support disabled miners and their families.”https://go.usa.gov/xQGAa1 reply 1 retweet 1 likeShow this thread
Statement from @RepRichardNeal: Report points out "the fund is deeply in the red and that its debt will continue to grow if nothing is done. Insolvency of the trust fund could jeopardize the benefits that disabled miners and their families were promised."
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