Coal Miners Deserve Better Benefits | Pittsburgh News

Congresswoman Summer Lee’s new bill, the Support Our Miners Act, aims to rescue coal miners from financial ruin by boosting black lung benefits to over $1,200 a month and tying future increases to inflation—after decades of stagnant payments that now buy just 60% of their original value. As cases of the disease surge, especially among younger miners thanks to modern tech, this legislation offers a lifeline to those left sick and broke by an industry that’s both exploited them and now threatens to abandon them. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7268d4e1126c4c59