U.S. Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, both D-W.Va., along with U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., introduced a bill called the Coalfield Accountability and Retired Employee Act (CARE).
The bill would dramatically change where pension money comes from, keeping retired workers and their families financially stable.
The CARE act would also help retirees who lose benefits because of a bankruptcy, like in Patriot Coal’s case, by allowing them to be eligible for a different benefit plan.
