Eastern Kentucky group urges Rep. Rogers to support bill boosting black lung benefits

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: August 25, 2026

Words: 603

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A Kentucky group representing miners with black lung is urging U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers to support a bill significantly boosting the federal disability benefits these miners receive.

In a Tuesday letter, the Black Lung Association of Southeastern Kentucky to Rogers urged him to sign on as a co-sponsor of the Support Our Miners Act, a bill introduced by Democrats in Congress earlier this summer that seeks to …

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