Senate Panel May Vote Thursday On Asbestos

By Arthur D. Postal, Washington Bureau Chief

NU Online News Service, April 26, 10:09 p.m. EDT, Washington?Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said today that his committee would act Thursday on legislation to create an alternative claims processing system for workers injured by exposure to asbestos?and silica.[@@]

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