"… tracted the disease. Amid strikes throughout the West Virginia coalfields, Congress made a promise in 1969: Mining companies would have to keep dust levels do …"

"… s like the Marcums’ are not supposed to exist. In the hard-won 1969 law, Congress demanded that dust be controlled and new cases of disease be prevented. Th …"

"… ed rule changes with lawsuits. Labor has used its muscle with Democrats in Congress or the White House. Political leaders have stepped in to keep MSHA, the ex …"

"… ident of the Center for Progressive Reform, a left-leaning think tank.When Congress passed the federal coal-mine safety law in 1969, the black-lung protection …"

"… ned more about the disease and how to prevent it.But the intent was clear: Congress wanted black lung to end.Under the law, MSHA was supposed to make sure "to …"

"… erators to verify dust-control measures.Labor leaders and their friends in Congress, though, jumped to oppose Lauriski's plan. They complained language intend …"

"… ned by coal industry advocates is a little-noticed move by their allies in Congress to delay — and potentially end altogether — anothe …"

"… potentially debilitating disease caused by exposure to coal dust.In 1969, Congress made eliminating black lung a national goal, with a law that required mine …"

"… ntists and worker health advocates widely praised the MSHA proposal.But in Congress, some Republican lawmakers quickly began to line up to oppose the MSHA pla …"

"… their lobbyists are working hard behind the scenes to get their friends in Congress to let them continue discriminating against people they really don’t wan …"

"… to middle age or longer.During the debate on reform, insurers tried to get Congress to set no restrictions on how much they could charge older people.  W …"

"… t people to believe that young people will see their premiums skyrocket if Congress doesn’t “fix” ObamaCare.In a statement released when the Supreme Cou …"

"… to a deeper recession," he added of the tax increases that will hit unless Congress acts. "It's like saying we don't care." Senate Majority Lead …"

"… sed lower levies for small businesses in the "to-do" list he suggested for Congress in May. The bill has a 10-year cost of $29 billion. …"

"… ek." House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, plans a vote before Congress' August break on extending all the tax cuts for a year. Republicans say th …"

"… on extending all the tax cuts for a year. Republicans say this would give Congress time to work on overhauling the tax code and avert deep automatic spending …"

"… luster jobs reports. Last month his campaign aired an ad blaming a divided Congress for not passing his jobs plan. Crossroads GPS is the sister …"

"… y, particularly on federal spending and the deficit. Because Congress controls federal spending, presidents must work with lawmakers on cutting …"

"… panies with significant conflicts of interest.When Medicare began in 1965, Congress mandated that private contractors process and pay claims. Under 1996 legis …"

"… since the GOP took control of the House. Repeal this year by Congress is doomed, since the Democratic-controlled Senate will never agree. …"

"… in the Capitol. One day after a campaigning Obama called on Congress to pass his proposal to extend tax cuts on all but the highest wage earner …"

"… The health care debate roiled the campaign for the White House as well as Congress. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney drew boos fro …"

"… ributed to this report. …"

"… ate's liaison to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Asked what Congress will have accomplished after this four-week period, he smiled and said, "I …"

"… Much remains hanging and in sharp dispute, a now-old story of a Congress fraught with partisan discord over sweeping fiscal policy in the wake of r …"

"… core supporters than putting off those decisions until after the election. Congress' top job, passing 12 appropriations bills that fund the government, sits i …"

"… Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., promised they would vote on it before Congress leaves town for its August recess, despite GOP opposition to the proposal. …"

"… ave in mind." The moves came just two days after Obama urged Congress to vote on his proposal. The president would exclude families earning over …"

"… nuary, said he would vote against both parties' tax-cut extensions, saying Congress should instead be working on a major deficit-reduction package. Other Demo …"

"… y to see their tax rates rise next year unless lawmakers act, according to Congress' nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation. Democrats use that figure to sho …"