An influential Democratic senator urged the Senate leadership last week to delay consideration of asbestos injury fund legislation now planned for early February because support for passage is lacking.
The letter from Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., seems to articulate the insurance industry consensus that the legislation, S. 852, does not have enough votes to prevail.
The industry expects Senate Majority Leader William Frist, R-Tenn., to bring the bill to the floor for a vote next month–as he has promised to do many times–but that the legislation will be rejected.
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