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posted on March 9, 2006

Specter Wants to Push Action on Asbestos Trust Fund Legislation

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., continues to try to collect 59 signatures on a letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., to document that he has the votes needed to waive the budget point of order on S. 852, the Specter-Leahy Asbestos Trust Fund Legislation; however, he's encountering significant reluctance.


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