{"id":2249,"date":"2022-04-06T15:51:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T15:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/?p=2249"},"modified":"2022-06-10T16:37:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T16:37:02","slug":"williamson-confirmed-as-new-msha-assistant-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/06\/williamson-confirmed-as-new-msha-assistant-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Williamson confirmed as new MSHA Assistant Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2250\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2250\" src=\"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Williamson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Chris Williamson<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Senate held a voice vote and confirmed Chris Williamson as the next assistant secretary for mine safety and health. 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