16 coal-county leaders implore McConnell to move RECLAIM Act | Kentuckians For The Commonwealth

16 coal-county leaders implore McConnell to move RECLAIM Act

Jim Ward and Albey Brock | Op-Ed
March 15, 2018
Lexington Herald Leader

Congress has pending before it the opportunity to provide a $1 billion boost to the local economies struggling with the decline of the coal industry.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has the power to make this a reality for hundreds of Kentucky families looking for the means to make a decent living and stay in the Kentucky communities they call home.

That’s why we — and 14 other county judge-executives across the state — sent a letter to McConnell imploring him to see that the RECLAIM Act becomes law soon.