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Anti-Tobacco Advocates Question McConnell Plan To Raise Minimum Purchasing Age
By: Sasha Ingber | NPR
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Citing an “unprecedented spike” in teens vaping, Sen. Mitch McConnell said the bill would raise the minimum age for people to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Tobacco companies back the proposal.
McConnell Hints At Action To Preserve Tax Supporting Black Lung Fund
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Amid a surge in cases of black lung disease, concerns are rising about the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, which provides federal benefits to some coal miners with the disease. A tax… Read More
Black Lung Benefits Fund in Deepening Debt as Epidemic Surges
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A new study from the Government Accountability Office finds that the federal fund supporting coal miners with black lung disease could be in financial trouble without congressional action. As NPR… Read More