McConnell Measure to Overturn Obama's Anti-Coal Rule Passes Congress; Now Goes to President for Signature

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) praised Senate passage today of his measure to overturn the "stream buffer rule," an anti-coal regulation that President Obama filed just before leaving office.

Senator McConnell and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) filed the resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The House of Representatives passed it earlier today and the resolution now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature.

"The Obama Administration's Stream Buffer rule was an attack against coal miners and their families. In my home state of Kentucky, the Stream Buffer Rule would have caused major damage to communities and threaten coal jobs," Senator McConnell said. "The legislation we passed today will help stop this disastrous rule and bring relief to coal miners and their families. I am heartened to know so many of my colleagues recognized the problems that face coal country, and I am glad that they joined with me to address them. Now with a friend of coal in the White House, the legislation will soon be signed into law. I am grateful for President Trump's support and I look forward to working with him in the future to protect coal families and communities."

Providing relief from this regulation -- and the many others that have targeted coal communities -- is just one priority Senator McConnell laid out in letter to President Trump earlier this year.

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