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Sen. Manchin Statement on 11th Anniversary of Upper Big Branch Disaster
April 03, 2021
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement:

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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) issued the following statement on the upcoming 11th anniversary of the tragedy that killed 29 miners at the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine disaster in Whitesville, West Virginia.

"Eleven years ago, West Virginia suffered an immeasurable loss when 29 brave West Virginia coal miners were killed in the UBB mine disast . . .

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