Washington==As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepared to finish historic legislation creating an alternative claims-handling process for those injured by asbestos exposure, organized labor sent the committee a letter questioning the bill's "fundamental fairness for victims."
The strongly worded letter from the AFL-CIO was sent to Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman and ranking minority member, respectively, of the committee late Tuesday, as the committee prepared to wrap up on the bill, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005, S. 852. The committee was prepared to report out on the bill as early as Thursday.
By Wednesday morning, as the committee prepared to resume work on the bill, Sen. Specter said, "It is my hope that we will [complete work on the bill] tomorrow."
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