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Specter, Leahy Continue Fight for Asbestos Trust Fund Bill
On Friday, Sens. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., introduced a new version of their Asbestos Trust Fund Bill. NAMIC's Federal Affairs Office has heard the bill will include a number of changes aimed at addressing concerns, such as tightening the medical criteria and including a provision that asbestos claims more than five years old would be extinguished and not included in the trust fund.
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