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August 17, 2023

New Mexico congressman wants to force oil and gas industry to pay for health care costs

 

New Mexico congressman Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat, has filed a bill to create a health care trust for oil field workers.

His bill wants to compensate them for uninsured medical costs related to air pollution and heat-related illnesses. It would also required that oil and gas companies pay into the trust to provide reimbursements to workers for health care costs.

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