Hearing: “Breathless and Betrayed: What is MSHA Doing to Protect Miners from the Resurgence of Black Lung Disease?”

Subcommittee on Workforce Protections (Committee on Education and Labor)

Thursday, June 20, 2019 (10:15 AM)

2175 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Robert Cohen M.D., FCCP
Clinical Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Illinois School of Public Health, Chicago, IL

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/20/2019 at 12:15 PM

Mr. Gary Hairston
Vice President, Fayette County Black Lung Association, Beckley, WV

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Mr. Bruce Watzman
Sarasota, FL

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/20/2019 at 12:15 PM

Mr. Cecil Roberts
President, United Mine Workers of America, Triangle, VA

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/20/2019 at 12:15 PM

Panel two

Mr. John Howard MD
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, D.C.

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Mr. David Zatezalo
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, Department of Labor, Arlington, VA

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Ms. Cindy Brown Barnes
Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security, Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C.

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Member Statements

  • The Honorable Alma S. Adams [PDF] Added 06/20/2019 at 10:45 AM

First Published: June 13, 2019 at 12:06 PM
Last Updated: June 20, 2019 at 12:15 PM